Cross-border Strategy | Asia–Africa Corridors

Strategy that travels.

Connecting policy, capital and enterprise across Asia and Africa.

Advising governments, multilateral institutions and private investors on trade, investment and market entry between Asia and Africa. Most advisers describe the corridors from a distance. I work inside them.

2002

Advising since

30+

Countries of work

3

Corridors

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Nairobi, 2026

About

Cross-border strategist

I am a cross-border strategist. Since 2002 I have worked where governments, multilateral institutions and private capital meet, in more than 30 countries across the India–Africa and India–Southeast Asia corridors. My work covers trade facilitation, investment policy, market entry and deal structuring. I am Partner and India Country Director at Expectation State and Co-Director of LSE Foundation India.

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Footprint

Where the work has travelled

Asia–Africa, India–Africa and India–Asia: three corridors, worked from the ground up.

Countries of work Corridors

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Practice

Areas of practice

Cross-Border Investment

Trade Facilitation & Strategy

Macro Economic Strategy

Policy Design & Advisory

Government Relations

Environment & Sustainability

Private Sector Development

Digital Public Infrastructure

Value Chain Analysis

International Development

Regional Cooperation

Business Development

Collaborations

Clients and partners

World Bank
UN WFP
European Union
GIZ
ITC
UKAID
Afreximbank
AfDB
USAID
LuxDev
UNHCR
Govt. of Rwanda
Govt. of Gabon
Govt. of Sri Lanka
Govt. of Bihar
Govt. of India
World Bank
UN WFP
European Union
GIZ
ITC
UKAID
Afreximbank
AfDB
USAID
LuxDev
UNHCR
Govt. of Rwanda
Govt. of Gabon
Govt. of Sri Lanka
Govt. of Bihar
Govt. of India
The pyramids of Giza seen across the desert at dusk

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