Arup Roychoudhury is an independent journalist and public policy advisor. In a career spanning 18 years, he has worked for Reuters, Financial Express, Moneycontrol, Business Standard and Deccan Herald, where he was the Business & Economy Editor. His interests lie in writing on the Indian and global economies, centre-state relations, public finance, capital markets, infrastructure, trade, retail, aviation, and energy, among others. He can be found at @aruproytweets.