Dr. Vijaya Katti, M.A., Ph.D,, Post Doctoral Research is Professor (On Re-employment) in Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. She has superannuated from the post of Professor & Dean Administration (Academics) in Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. She is the senior-most faculty in the Institute. She has also handled the charge of Chairperson for MDP, Research and Graduate Studies Division (GSD) since 2000 in the Institute. She also acted as Director of IIFT from January to March 2007 and also from time to time in the absence of Director. She has done extensive work on Indo-Nepal Economic Relations, Indo-German Economic Relations, Indo-Canada Economic Relations, WTO Related Issues, Services, Textiles, Trade Potential of AYUSH Products, Regional Trading Arrangements and India’s FTAs with various countries. She has acted as a Consultant to Ministry of Textiles, ICRIER, Reliance Industries Ltd., Grasim Industries Ltd. Etc. She has acted as Resource Person on WTO in various countries including Dubai, Nepal, Tanzania, Indonesia, Bangkok, Colombo Plan/UNESCAP/NORAD Fund and Egypt. She was invited by UNECE to Malaysia, and also WTO Secretariat, Geneva as a Resource Person in the “Regional Trade Policy Course”, at Hong Kong University and at WTO Secretariat Geneva. She was invited by German Development Institute, Bonn, Germany as a Visiting Professor, as a Guest Scholar and also to be a discussant in various international conferences several times. She has also visited Mexico, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Nepal, Egypt & London in connection with various Research Projects. She presented papers in international conferences including University of Calgary, Canada, La Gran University, Colombia, Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal and various national conferences.