Dr. J. Suresh Kumar serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at St. Joseph University, Nagaland, India. He earned his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the Department of Economics at Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu. His research interests span Entrepreneurship, Agricultural Economics, Industrial Economics, Labour Economics, and Development Economics. Dr. Kumar has published 51 research papers in international journals, including UGC CARE List and peer-reviewed journals, 22 chapters in edited books, 3 edited books, and 3 ISBN books, and presented 40 papers at various seminars and conferences. He has received several accolades, such as the ICERT Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Global Educator Award (2022), Baba Saheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Excellence Award (2023), Shiksha Ratan Award (2023), and Academic Excellence Award (2024). He has also been recognized as the Best Teacher by EMG – SSM Trust and Best Social Scientist by Grabs Educational Charitable Trust (2023). He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the ISRDO Scientific Research Journal of Arts, Humanities, and Social Science, and Associate Editor-in-Chief of several other journals. He is on the editorial board of over thirty international journals and is a member of ten professional organizations in social sciences and research. Additionally, he is a State President of Nagaland in the Education Research and Development Association (ERDA).