Mahendra P. Lama

Mahendra P. Lama is an Indian professor and a development economist who was the pro-vice chancellor of IGNOU and the founding vice chancellor of Sikkim University in India. At the age of 45, he became the youngest vice chancellor of a National Central University in India. He is presently a senior Professor in the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Emeritus Chief Economic Adviser in the Government of Sikkim (Cabinet Minister Rank). This is his third stint as the Chief Economic Adviser. (2000-2007 and 2019-2024). He also has been a Member of the Eminent Persons Group on Nepal-India Relations appointed by the Prime Ministers of India and Nepal. He also served as a Member of the prestigious National Security Advisory Board of the Government of India