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{{short description|Indian economist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image=
| name = Dr Ashwani Mahajan
| office= National Co-Convenor<br>[[Swadeshi Jagaran Manch]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swadeshionline.in/|title=Swadeshi Online official site}}</ref>
| predecessor1 = [[Muralidhar Rao]]
| alma_mater = [[Ramjas College|Ramjas College, New Delhi]] ([[B.A]])<br>[[Delhi School of Economics|Delhi School of Economics,University of Delhi]]([[M.A]])
| residence = [[New Delhi, India]]
| occupation = [[Economist]], [[Professor]]
}}

'''Dr Ashwani Mahajan''' is the National Co-Convener of [[Swadeshi Jagaran Manch]] (SJM), an Indian political and cultural organisation. SJM is affiliated with the [[Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh]].

==Biography==
Mahajan worked as an author and columnist. He is an associate professor at [[PGDAV College]], Delhi.<ref>http://du.ac.in/du/uploads/Notifications/26122014ELECTORALROLL-AC-EC_2.pdf</ref> Mahajan is Chief Editor of ''Journal of Contemporary Indian Polity and Economy'' since 2011. Mahajan is also a visiting professor and research guide at Pacific University, Udaipur and Mewar University. He works as a researcher and activist on World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international trade agreements, he has attended three ministerial conferences of WTO held at Geneva, Bali and Nairobi, as representative of Swadeshi Jagran Foundation, which is an accredited NGO with WTO.<ref>https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/mc9_e/swadeshi_jagran.pdf</ref><ref>https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/mc10_e/swadeshippmc10_e.pdf</ref>

==Author==
Mahajan is a writer on the [[economy of India]]. In 2014, he co-authored ''Datt & Sundaram's Indian Economy''. Mahajan has published a number of articles in various national dailies and periodicals including [[Deccan Herald]], [[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]],<ref>https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/wto-s-future-in-an-insular-world-1492032826.html</ref> Pioneer, The Excelsior, [[The Economic Times (India)]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianet.nl/a030613.html|title=Should New Delhi turn away aid?|website=www.indianet.nl}}</ref> Business Today, Organiser, [[Dainik Jagran]] (Hindi), Rajasthan Patrika (Hindi), Amar Ujala (Hindi) and Hindustan (Hindi). He has also published a number of research articles journals including ''[[Economic and Political Weekly]]'',<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.epw.in/author/ashwani-mahajan|title=Making a Show: The Black Money Bill|date=5 June 2015|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=50|issue=23}}</ref> Mainstream, Indian Economic and Almanac.

===Publications===
* ''Datt & Sundharam Indian Economy'' with Gaurav Datt, (2014, revised 2016, [[S. Chand Group]]) {{ISBN|9789352531295}} <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schandpublishing.com/books/higher-education/economics/indian-economy/9789352531295/|title=Indian Economy By Gaurav Datt|website=www.schandpublishing.com}}</ref>
* ''Bhartiya Arthvyavastha'' with Gaurav Datt, (2015, S. Chand Publishing, in Hindi) {{ISBN|9789385676444}} <ref>https://www.schandpublishing.com/books/higher-education/economics/bhartiya-arthvyavastha/9789385676444/</ref>

==Politics==
===Policy intervention===
As National Co-Convener of Swadeshi Jagran Manch he has been instrumental changing in economic policies. His policy interventions include withdrawal of controversial ordinance on land acquisition,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/interview/you-cant-build-concrete-jungles-on-agricultural-land/20150820.htm|title='You can't build concrete jungles on agricultural land'}}</ref> getting field trials of GM crops policy revisited, FDI policy of the government especially retail trade and e-commerce.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/business/interview/fdi-drains-indias-resources/20160810.htm|title='FDI drains India's resources'}}</ref>

===Views on development===
A critique of globalisation, he believes that GDP growth-centric philosophy of development does not suit India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/business/report/what-kind-of-growth-is-it-when-90-of-population-is-out-of-it/20171003.htm|title='What kind of growth is it when 90% of population is out of it?'}}</ref> This model talks about the last men in the queue and favours integrating growth with employment generation.<ref>http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/bring-equality-for-steady-growth/</ref>

He has been critical of [[foreign direct investment]] and ready to use [[therapeutic foods]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/we-want-a-white-paper-on-costs-and-benefits-of-fdi/293538|title="We Want A White Paper On Costs And Benefits Of FDI"}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/sjm-wants-fresh-cooked-food-to-fight-malnutrition-in-kids/1130646|title=SJM wants fresh cooked food to fight malnutrition in kids}}</ref>
Mahajan is a staunch opponent of genetically modified (GM) seeds, has been running a tirade against permission to new GM seeds in India.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/RSS-linked-group-brings-all-anti-GM-NGOs-together-on-one-platform-to-oppose-transgenic-mustard/articleshow/54612728.cms</ref><ref>http://www.news18.com/news/india/swadeshi-jagran-manch-to-write-to-pm-modi-against-nod-given-to-gm-mustard-1399655.html</ref><ref>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/the-brakes-are-applied-on-the-bt-cotton-story/articleshow/62583116.cms</ref><ref>https://thewire.in/161838/criticism-of-modis-economic-policies-within-the-sangh-parivar-can-be-both-stringent-and-wide-ranging/</ref><ref>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/gm-crops-government-should-set-up-an-independent-regulator-at-the-earliest/articleshow/51563953.cms</ref>

==References==
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