Akshay Mathur

Akshay Mathur

Former Director of Research

Akshay is the former Chief Executive Officer, Director of Research and a Fellow of Geoeconomic Studies. His research focuses on the architecture of international business, finance and trade, and its impact on geopolitics. Before joining Gateway House, he worked as a Principal Architect with Fidelity Investments in Boston in the advanced research, strategy formulation, and business architecture. He has an MBA from Boston University’s Questrom School of Business with concentration in Finance and Business Analysis and research focused on transnational business and global macroeconomics. He has a B.S. in Computer Science from the School of Computer Science at University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Akshay is an alumnus of Mayo College, Ajmer. He is the co-founder of an NGO called Aasra Gramin Vikas Sansthan and of a social enterprise called Khushi Farms, both based in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. Hi-Res Photo  
Expertise

Geoeconomics studies, International business, International finance, International trade and International economics

Last modified: June 30, 2017

Recent projects

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10 February 2012 Financial Times

India should be wary of Europe trade negotiations

As negotiations on the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) continue in New Delhi, Akshay Mathur and Bob Dowling write in the Financial Times and analyse the relevance and impact an FTA would have on both parties. Can creative methods be implemented to break the current deadlock in negotiations?
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18 November 2011 Gateway House

The architecture for securing lives

Far from being poles apart, large corporations and Indian law enforcement face similar organisational challenges. Both strive for greater coordination, integration and collaboration. But how can we design an efficient system? What are the structural solutions that need to be implemented?
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4 November 2011

Resetting Economic Governance at G-20

G-20 leaders meet this week to try and stave off Europe's projected financial annihilation. The key question: can they think creatively and strategically to establish a robust and fair economic governance framework?

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23 September 2011 Gateway House

BRICS bail-out of Europe: A far cry

In a reversal of historical roles, the BRICS nations may be coming to Europe’s rescue. During the Asian Financial Crisis, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) introduced structural adjustments in return for IMF loans, and many institutions and individuals went bankrupt. Will it be any different now?
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10 September 2011 Gateway House

9/11: India, still waiting for peace

India's security concerns seem to grow weaker by the year. The dangerous political polarity, a paralysed ruling coalition, a fractured opposition, a popular distaste for a corrupt polity and complicit bureaucracy, and a slowing economy, has handicapped any progress towards this issue.
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26 August 2011 Gateway House

Anna Hazare’s movement: A case study in management

There is an underlying reason as to why India's anti-corruption movement has garnered immense support in such a short span of time: it is a highly-efficient management model. The right mix of marketing, motivation, operations and service is spearheading the process.
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16 August 2011 Gateway House

U.S. and India: ‘C’ for political management

While the U.S. political leadership is stuck with extreme positions led by the Tea Party, India’s politicians do not seem to have a position at all. It is imperative for India’s political leadership to exercise prudent fiscal leadership to ensure that economic growth is balanced and equitable.
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19 July 2011 Gateway House

India-U.S.: Converging interests, at last

The upcoming strategic dialogue between India and the U.S. could prove significant: deepening people-to-people ties via the diaspora and collaboration on regional solutions could also enhance bilateral ties. Can this dialogue turn out to be a game changer in India-U.S. relations?