Rakesh Mohan Joshi

Dr. Rakesh Mohan Joshi Mohan Joshi was born in 4th September 1945 on Bang >> Read More... was born on August 15, 1961, in Jaipur, Rajasthan. He is a celebrated academician and a renowned author. He is currently the Chairperson and Professor at the International Projects Division in the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT). He has authored the popularly prescribed textbooks on International Marketing. Rakesh Mohan Joshi has been an erudite student since his schooling. He was an ardent lover of international business strategies and entrepreneurship. This resulted in him securing the Gold Medal in the EMIT - Executive Masters in International Trade, IIFT. He is inquisitive about the intercontinental trade policies and their implications and is a professor for the same across continents like Asia and Africa.

Rakesh Mohan Joshi has been the Chief Resource Person in conducting Capacity Building Programmes in several countries like Vietnam, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, etc. He was a contributor in establishing a Pan-African Institute of Foreign Trade in Uganda as well. Dr. Rakesh Mohan Joshi has completed his M. Sc. (First Division) from the Karnal National Dairy Research Institute and an MBA from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. He completed EMIT in IIFT and later was endowed with a Ph.D. in Management from the University of Rajasthan. Subsequently, he received a four-year scholarship from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Rakesh Mohan Joshi’s achievements include getting a full scholarship for EEPCL from Harvard Business School, obtaining a gold medal from the prestigious IIFT, being a Lead Auditor for British Standard Institute in the UK, and the list is on.

He has also acquired a four-year scholarship from Rajasthan Co-Operative Dairy Federation. Rakesh Mohan Joshi also received the National Talent Search Scholarship during his high school years. London Business School widely acclaims Dr. Rakesh Mohan Joshi’s case studies regarding global strategies of consumerism. These case studies are Gujarat Electricity Board’s Turnaround in 2007 and Strategic Acquisitions of Videocon in Consumer Electronics in 2008. Rakesh Mohan Joshi is known to actively conduct guidance and development programs in International Business and Globalization for corporate, government employees, diplomats, etc. In 2005, Rakesh Mohan Joshi decided to author a standard book that is easy to comprehend, as there were no books of quality back then. This resulted in the origination of the book International Marketing, published by Oxford University Press. He chose this publication house due to its wider reach globally. He later wrote another book International Business in the year 2009.

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Rakesh Mohan Joshi is an author, management expert, and scholar in India. He is well known for his scholarly aptitude and skilled writing. Prof. Joshi’s authored books are widely suggested as important textbooks in numerous business schools worldwide. His case studies have been published by the European Case Clearing House (ECCH), Administrator, London Business School, the Smart Manager, and Lal Bahadur Shastri’s journal National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie; and awarded by London Business School. Prof. Joshi was born on the 15th of August, 1961, in the pink city of India, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

He is the Chairperson and Professor, Capacity Development and International Collaborations at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. He has also been the Chief Resource Person for conducting capacity development programs on International Trade for participants based in various countries, Fiji, Vietnam, Bangladesh, India, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Republic of China to name a few.

He also supervised India's efforts in building indigenous capacity in the field of International Trade and Business in Africa and is engrossed in emplacing a Pan-African India-Africa Institute of Foreign Trade in Kampala in Uganda. He conducted Capacity Building Programmes on International Business in African countries, including Ethiopia, Botswana, South Africa, Uganda, Rwanda, Mauritius, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Egypt, and Seychelles.

Prof. Joshi attended National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal for his Master of Science/ Technology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur for Master of Business Administration, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi for Executive Masters in International Trade and the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur for Doctor of Philosophy in Management. Prof. Joshi has been awarded and has received many Scholarships; He was awarded IIFT's Gold Medal in Executive Masters in International Trade (EMIT) for securing the first position. He was the Lead Auditor at British Standard Institute in the United Kingdom.

He received a full scholarship for EEPCL from Harvard Business School. He made it to a Scholarship for two years of Post-graduation from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Junior Fellowship. He got the scholarship for four years of graduation from Rajasthan Co-operative Dairy Federation. He picked the scholarship for four years of graduation from the Board of Secondary Education Rajasthan T.W.F. Scholarship.

He scored a scholarship for four years of graduation from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s Scholarship. National Rural Talent Search Scholarship for three years during IX, X, and XIth standards also got into his pocket. He wrote books like International Business in 2009 and International Marketing in 2005. He has supervised research and training programs in different countries related to globalization, International Trade, and Marketing for entrepreneurs, Businesspersons, exporters, government officials, corporate executives, and diplomas.

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R M Joshi is an Indian author well-known for authoring hundreds of books for the Oxford University Press, and he has also worked as the editor at IIFT, Foreign Trade Reviews. Currently, he is a professor at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, a business school established in 1963 by the Government of India to professionalize and personalize the business and management of exports and imports. And the overall trade in the business. He has been a part of more than ten awards and nominations. The best books under his name are International Business 2005 and International Business 2009.