Dr. Raju was graduated from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala in Science with specialization in Botany in 1990. After graduating from law school in 1997, Raju joined in Ernakulam Bar. He completed his post graduation in Mercantile Law from the same University, where his thesis was dealing with The Fiduciary Duties of Company Directors under the Indian Companies Act, 1956, and he secured second rank in the University. He has done MPhil from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi on International Trade Law. He worked on Anti-dumping issues for his doctoral studies in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has been awarded “Fulbright Scholarship” by the United States Education Foundation in India (USEFI) for completing his doctoral study in the US. He is presently Assistant Professor at Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. His areas of interest and expertise include the WTO, especially Intellectual Property Laws, Anti-dumping Laws, WTO Services Agreement, Corporate, Environmental, Economic and Trade Laws. He has spoken on these themes at various conferences and also published papers in leading journals such as the Journal of Bio-Law and Business, Journal of Intellectual Property, Indian Journal of International Law and contributor to many books. He is the author of “Intellectual Property Laws in India” and Editor of “The World Trade Organization and India: A Critical Study of Its first Decade and has recently been edited a book on Genetically Modified Organisms: Emerging International Law and Policy, published by the TERI Press, New Delhi. His new Book is on 'The World Trade Organization Anti-dumping Agreement: A GATT/WTO Jurisprudence' published by Kluwer Law International, Netherlands.
Alternate Dispute Resolution
Alternate Dispute Resolution System: A Prudent Mechanism of Speedy Redress in India, ssrn (2007)
Alternate dispute resolution is becoming more and more popular in India in the present day...
Indian Industies
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in India: Past, Present and Future, PHDCCI Working Paper (2008)
SMEs form the backbone of the Indian manufacturing sector and have become engine of economic...
The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, PHDCCI Bulletin (2007)
India enacted a new law named Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 to cope up...
India's Health Sector: Analysis of Social & Economic Burden of HIV/AIDS & Tuberculosis Links, PHDCCI Working Paper (2006)
The link between HIV/AIDS and TB is discussed very much among the scholars and policy...
Indian Laws
The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, PHDCCI Bulletin (2007)
India enacted a new law named Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 to cope up...
Indian Education Sector: Growth and Challenges, PHDCCI Working Paper (2006)
The Indian education sector is undergoing a sea change in the recent past. The focus...
Private Initiatives in Higher Education: Enabling Legislations, Regulations and Judicial Interpretations in India, PRIVATE INITIATIVES IN HIGHER EDUCATION, (2004)
In India the Government largely provides education. However, the scarcity of public funds and inefficiency,...
Intellectual Property Law
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TAXATION: NEED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LAW AND POLICY IN INDIA, ssrn (2008)
Taxation of goods, services and income is a concept that has been prevalent for a...
The Debacle of Novartis Patent Case in India: Strict Interpretation of Patentability Criteria Under Article 27 of the Trips Agreement, Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (2008)
The objective of this article is to analyse a larger question of international importance: the...
Is the Future of Software Development in Open Source? Proprietary vs. Open Source Software: A Cross Country Analysis, Journal of Intellectual Property Rights, (2007)
Many of them argue that the open source software is free and free from intellectual...
WTO-TRIPS Obligations and Patent Amendments in India: A Critical Stocktaking, Journal of Intellectual Property Rights, (2004)
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement was one of the most contentious issues...
International Trade Law
Proliferation of FTAs and India: A Stock Taking for Future Economic Integration, ssrn (2008)
There has been proliferation of RTAs and FTAs throughout the world in the recent past....
Trade in Education Services under the WTO GATS Regime: An Indian Outlook, Beyond the Transition Phase of WTO: An Indian Perspective on Emerging Issues (2006)
Under the WTO regime the negotiations on services have already begun in accordance with the...
WTO Law
Social Clause in WTO and Core Ilo Labour Standards: Concerns of India and Other Developing Countries, BEYOND THE TRANSITION PHASE OF WTO — An Indian Perspective on Emerging Issues: (2008)
This paper addresses the concerns linking trade with WTO and its effect on developing countries...
Growing Misuse of Anti-Dumping Provisions Analysing Some Pertinent Concerns, NCCR Trade Regulation Working Paper No. 30/2007 (2007)
The purpose of the WTO Agreement on Anti-Dumping (ADA) is to ensure that the provision...
Financial Services Negotiations under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS): A Case Study of Indian Banking and Insurance Sectors, DC Management School Journal (2005)
Financial services are one of the sectors to be opened under the Agreement on Trade...
The WTO Appellate Body Reports on Anti-Dumping: A Critical Review, Indian Journal of International Law, (2004)
The debate between "free traders" and "protectionists" may be analyzed carefully. Anti-dumping policy and law...
Barriers to Trade in Education Services Under the GATS: An Indian Experience, Amity Law Review, (2004)
The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is a new international agreement entered in...