His primary research interests are comparative political economy, party politics in India, labour politics and comparative democracy. His PhD (SOAS, University of London), which he completed in 2013, focused on political economy of labour market reforms across sub-national states of India. His doctoral dissertation (Globalisation, policy convergence and labour market; the political economy of reform) highlighted the crucial role of political actors and processes in affecting variations in reforms. His works have appeared in journals like Socialist Perspective, The Book Review, and as chapters in edited books