The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance, Government of India and the Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJ NIFM) entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on 2016. Under the MoA, AJ NIFM is tasked with providing the DEA specialized legal research and technical assistance.

This collaboration focuses on a comprehensive array of topics pertaining to both Indian and international financial markets. Key areas of this MoA include policy analysis and regulatory impact assessments concerning various initiatives.