• Assistant Professor (Services & Investment), Centre for WTO Studies, IIFT, New Delhi (since May 2012)
• Research on WTO, regional trade agreements, GVCs, E-commerce, mega FTAs, and bilateral investment treaties
• Training trade officers and diplomats from developing and least developed countries on services trade issues
• Developing curricula and case studies for LDC-focused training programmes
• Conducted training for delegations from Ethiopia, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Afghanistan
• Authoring policy briefs and research papers on contemporary trade issues
• Providing policy inputs to Government of India for bilateral and multilateral negotiations
• Organizing conferences and seminars on trade-related issues
• Editor, quarterly Newsletter of the Centre for WTO Studies
• Manager, Industrial Finance Corporation of India Ltd. (Jun 2011 – May 2012) — macroeconomic policy analysis and sectoral research
• Visiting and full-time faculty at various institutions in India, including Indo-German Chamber of Commerce

• Gupta, P (2015). “Emerging Services Sector and Inclusive Growth: Evidence from India”, Cambridge Scholars Publications.
• Gupta, P (2015) with Chanda, R. “Globalization of Legal Services and Regulatory Reforms: Perspectives and Dynamics from India”, Sage Publications.
• Gupta, P (2015) with Chanda, R. “India-EU People Mobility: Historical, Economic and Regulatory Dimensions”, Cambridge University Press.
• Gupta, P (2014). “Cross-Border Labour Mobility in Information Technology Services: A Quantitative Approach to Estimate Protectionism in Selected Developed Country Markets”, Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy, Vol. 5, No. 1, World Scientific.
• Gupta, P (2014) with Chanda, R. “Domestic Regulations and India’s Trade in Health Services: A Study of Hospital and Telemedicine Services”, in A.H. Lim and B.D. Meester (eds.), WTO Domestic Regulation and Services Trade: Putting Principles into Practice, pp. 254-269, WTO and Cambridge University Press.
• Gupta, P (2013) with Chanda, R. “Services Sector Reforms in India: Updates and Challenges”, in C. Findlay (ed.), Priorities and Pathways in Services Reform, Vol. 2, World Scientific Publication.
• Gupta, P (2013). “Chapter on Services Sector in India”, Mid Year Review of Indian Economy, NCAER, New Delhi.
• Gupta, P (2013). “Facilitating Migration between India and the EU: A Policy Perspective”, CARIM-India Research Report 2013/06.
• Gupta, P (2013). “Regulatory Framework for Legal Services Sector in Selected EU Member States: Implications for Indian Legal Professionals”, CARIM-India Research Report 2013/31.
• Gupta, P (2013). “International Services Agreement: New Development in Services Trade or Old Wine in New Bottle?”, India. WTO and Trade Issues, Quarterly Newsletter of Centre for WTO Studies, Vol. 1, pp. 1-7.
• Gupta, P (2013). “Paradox of High Growth and Low Employment”, Yojana, Govt. of India, Vol. 57 (October), pp. 41-44.
• Gupta, P (2013). “Regulatory Framework for Legal Services Sector in Selected EU Member States: Implications for Indian Legal Professionals”, IIMB Working Paper No. 413.
• Gupta, P (2013). “Facilitating Migration between India and the EU: A Policy Perspective”, IIMB Working Paper No. 393.
• Gupta, P (2011) with Chanda, R. “Service Sector Liberalization in India: Key Lessons and Challenges”, South African Institute of International Affairs, Economic Diplomacy Program, Occasional Paper No. 88.
• Gupta, P (2010). “Industry-Academia Collaboration for HR Development”, Yojana, Govt. of India, Vol. 54 (June), pp. 18-20.
• Gupta, P (2010). “Measuring Regulatory Restrictiveness Affecting Labour Mobility in Information Technology Services”, COSMAR 10 – Annual International Research Consortium, IISc Bangalore, November 2010.
• Gupta, P (2009) with Chanda, R. “Trade Liberalization in Producer Services: Case Study of India”, Trade Economists' Conference Proceedings, ESCAP-ARTNeT, Bangkok, IDRC and UNDP, Nov. 2009.

Book Reviews:

• Gupta, P (2011). Review of Sridhar, K.S. and Reddy, A.V., State of Urban Services in Indian Cities: Spending and Financing, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2010, pp. 145. IIMB Management Review, Vol. 23, Sept. 2011, pp. 189–190. Available at: link.

Conference Papers / Presentations:

• Gupta, P. “Trade in Services Agreement: Old Wine in New Bottle?”, Venice Summer Institute on Regional Mega Deals, CESifo & Venice International University, Venice, July 23–24, 2014.
• Gupta, P. “Services Sector Liberalization, Unemployment and Trade Related Adjustment Policies in India”, National Conference on Trade in Services in India, IIFT, New Delhi, Aug. 22–23, 2013.
• Gupta, P. “Technological Advances Affecting ICT Services Trade: Concerns and Challenges for India”, 8th Annual International Conference on Public Policy and Management, IIM Bangalore, Aug. 12–14, 2013.
• Gupta, P. “Outward FDI from India to ASEAN: An Analysis of Emerging Trends”, Singapore Economic Review Conference, Aug. 6–8, 2013 (Not attended).
• Gupta, P. “Emigration Policies in India: Implications for Migration to the EU”, 3rd Conference on Empirical Issues in International Trade & Finance, IIFT Kolkata, Jan. 9–11, 2013.
• Gupta, P. “Measuring Regulatory Restrictiveness on Mobility of Human Capital in Healthcare (Nursing) Services”, 12th International Conference of the Society of Global Business and Economic Development, Singapore, July 21–23, 2011 (Not attended).
• Gupta, P. “FDI in Banking Services: An Analysis of ‘Behind the Border’ Regulations”, 12th International Conference of the Society of Global Business and Economic Development, Singapore, July 21–23, 2011 (Not attended).
• Gupta, P. “Cross-Border Labour Mobility in IT Services – An Empirical Estimation of Protectionism”, 4th IIMA Doctoral Colloquium, Ahmedabad, Jan. 3–4, 2011 (Not attended).
• Gupta, P. “Cross-Border Labour Mobility Restrictions: A Quantitative Approach to Understand Protectionism in IT and Nursing Services”, 6th PhD Presentation Meeting of the Royal Economic Society, City University London, Jan. 15–16, 2011.
• Gupta, P. “Regulatory Policies Affecting Labour Mobility from India to Selected Developed Country Markets: Case Studies of IT and Nursing Services”, 2nd Conference on Empirical Issues in International Trade & Finance, IIFT New Delhi, Dec. 16–17, 2010.
• Gupta, P. “Investment Liberalization in Producer Services: Case Study of India”, 2nd Conference on Empirical Issues in International Trade & Finance, IIFT New Delhi, Dec. 16–17, 2010.
• Gupta, P. “Measuring Regulatory Restrictiveness Affecting Labour Mobility in IT Services”, COSMAR 10 – Annual International Research Consortium, IISc Bangalore, Nov. 25–26, 2010.
• Gupta, P. “Regulatory Barriers Affecting Cross-Border Labour Mobility in IT and Nursing Services”, 5th Annual International Conference on Public Policy and Management, IIM Bangalore, Aug. 8–11, 2010.
• Gupta, P. & Chanda, R. “Trade Liberalization in Producer Services: Case Study of India”, Trade Economists' Conference, ESCAP-ARTNeT, Bangkok, Nov. 2–3, 2009.