Abid Hussain is an Indian economist who specializes in monetary policy. He was previously an ambassador to the United States from 1990 to 1992. Before that, he had held the following senior positions: the Secretary of the Department of Heavy Industries, the Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, and a member of the Planning Commission. Dr. Abid Hussain is currently a Member of the International Panel on Democracy and Development of UNESCO and Professor Emeritus at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) as well as Professor Emeritus at the Foreign Service Institute of the Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India. He is a member of the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco, and B.P. Koirala Foundation, Kathmandu. He was the Trustee of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Trust; President of Katha, Chairman of Research Council of National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies (CSIR); Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Gautam Buddha Nagar (NOIDA) Kendra and several oth... more