Dr Amiya Chandra, a senior Civil Servant by profession and an academician by orientation, earned his doctorate degree from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India. He has a rich experience of working in various ministries of the Government of India in different capacities – including handling of the imports and exports policies and procedures. He has handled the East and West European Regions, including the Countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, in the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India (1994–1999). He is one of the lead speakers of the Ministry, motivating various university students to take up Foreign Trade as a career. He has also addressed various export clusters of commodities and members of apex business chambers to augment their sector and country-specific exports. He has been part of Government of India delegations, which established India`s trade route to Central Asia via Iran, and was also involved in trade negotiations during bilateral Joint Council Meetings.