Aashish Chandorkar works as counsellor at the Permanent Mission of India to the World Trade Organization in Geneva. He is a lateral entrant to the government, having spent more than two decades in the management consulting and financial services industries working around the world. He has been writing on public policy in the domestic and international media for several years. His writings have focussed on the positive India stories and the possibilities that lie ahead for the country. His book 'Braving a viral storm: India's Covid-19 vaccine story' is now out.