Lawyer V Lakshmikumaran among four distinguished fellows appointed by NITI Aayog

The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog on Wednesday appointed V Lakshmikumaran, the Founder and Managing Partner of Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan, as one of four distinguished fellows for a one-year term..V Lakshmikumaran, a legal expert with 35 years of experience, specializes in advising companies on various aspects of taxation, including International Taxation, Transfer Pricing, GST, Customs, Excise, Service Tax, VAT, Foreign Trade Policy, and Special Economic Zones.His areas of work include legal advice to international clients on anti-dumping duties, subsidies, and trade investigations.A press release issued by the government also noted that he has managed disputes between companies and government authorities in different nations..The other distinguished individuals joining the ranks of NITI Aayog are:Prof (Dr) Anoop SinghSingh was a member of the fifteenth Finance Commission. He has earlier served as a part of the International Monetary Fund, including as the Director of the Asia Pacific Department and as a Special Adviser to the Governors of the Reserve Bank of India.Dr OP AgarwalAgrawal, a 1979 batch IAS officer, has earlier been involved in the framing of the national urban transport policy. With a background in Transport Economics (PhD from IIT Delhi), he spent six years as the World Bank's global Urban Transport Adviser.Dr Ajai ChowdhryChowdhry, a co-founder of HCL, is credited as having played a key role in India's electronics industry. His contributions include chairing a task force in 2009 for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, shaping the Electronics Policy, the press release noted. .As per the press release issued by the government, the four new members of NITI Aayog are expected to bring in significant work experience, coupled with their understanding and expertise of key social, economic and technical issues..Soulful Conversations with Bithika Anand: Founder and Managing Partner of Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan V Lakshmikumaran