Mitali Nikore is an economist and policy specialist and the founder of youth-led research group Nikore Associates. She advises multilateral organisations such as ADB and the World Bank and private sector consulting firms such as PwC. Her areas of interest include industrial development, infrastructure, and gender and economics. Ashmita Chowdhury is a Research Associate at Nikore Associates. She is pursuing her undergraduate in economics from Miranda House, University of Delhi.