Noted economist Deepak Nayyar appointed chairman of Institute of Development Studies Board of Trustees

Noted Indian economist and academician Deepak Nayyar has been appointed as chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) based at the University of Sussex in the UK.

Nayyar, an Emeritus Professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, is the first person from outside the UK to be appointed as Chairman of the IDS Board.