Mr Joseph George is a Research Associate at the South and South-West Asia Office of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, New Delhi, where he supports research on regional trade, connectivity and economic integration in South Asia. He has more than ten years of experience on development issues in the region. His co-authored work covers the Doha Round and South Asia, the costs of economic non-cooperation, non-tariff barriers, regional economic integration, integrating South Asia's power grid for a low-carbon future, and regional cooperation for food security.