Mumbai: Barclays Capital has appointed Siddhartha Sanyal as Director and Chief India Economist. Siddartha who joins Barclays Capital from Edelweiss Capital where he was the Senior Economist, will lead the firm's coverage of macro-economic research on the India market and economy. Siddartha who will be leading the firm?s India based activities also holds eight years of experience as an Economist in the Economic Analysis and Policy department with Reserve Bank of India. Siddartha is a post grad in Economics from the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Associate of the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance, India. He was also responsible for overseeing research on India's macro-economic and financial sector issues at Edelweiss Capital. "Siddhartha brings to Barclays Capital an excellent track record in analyzing the Indian macro-economy and financial markets, further strengthening our existing research capabilities." said Peter Redward, Head of Barclays Capital?s Emerging Asia Research, to whom Siddartha will be reporting.