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Dakshesh Pranav Thacker is a Research Assistant with the India program at the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) and a second year MPA candidate at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. He previously worked with the food systems research group at CGEP and has been a development sector professional in India for five years, most notably as a Teach For India Fellow.
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