While pursuing his LLM in International Civil & Commercial Law in the Netherlands at Leiden University, Fazal decided to choose his thesis research topic on the pharmaceutical industry in India, while addressing the issues it faces with regard to its export of generic drugs into the EU and U.S. The key issues he found circled around public policy as well as intellectual property law. Using his research skills and study of the pharma industry, Fazal came up with solutions to actually tackle and address the problem in a constructive way. An avid supporter of 'globalisation', Fazal wrote his his thesis in a hope to bridge the gap between India and other countries and strengthen economic as well as bilateral ties. His thesis was well received by Leiden University and subsequently, Fazal used his research to draft an internal report while interning at the Embassy of India in the Hague.