 For a few months in 2009, he was the chairman of an advisory committee to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board in India.He was Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).Baijal spent a year after retirement writing the book "Disinvestment in India - I Lose and you Gain", published by Pearsons He also co-founded a strategy consulting firm Noesis with Niira Radia.