Achyuth Anil

Achyuth Anil is a researcher in international trade law at the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy, University of Sussex. His work focuses on the UK’s trade policy, including sustainability, economic security, and the evolution of “mini deals”, with a current focus on the UK’s use of such agreements. Previously, he was a legal advisor to the Government of India on trade and investment law matters and was involved in negotiating free trade agreements with the UK, EU, Australia, Canada and UAE. He holds an LL.M. from Columbia Law School, New York where he was a Jagdish Bhagwati Fellow, and has worked with the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI). Trade in services, investment law, security in international economic law, sustainability, and the evolving intersection of these areas in global trade policy are his research interests.