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Akshobh Giridharadas

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๐Ÿ‘จโ€โš–๏ธ | Washington Wonk working on the intersection of policy and communications. Visiting Fellow at Observer Research Foundation (ORF). ๐ŸŽค | Two-time TEDx speaker. ๐ŸŒ | Previously with the World Bank in Washington DC (๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ). ๐Ÿ“บ | Former Broadcast Journalist with Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp & ESPN STAR Sports based out of Singapore (๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ). ๐ŸŽ“ | Alum of the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts. ๐Ÿ“ฐ | Op-Ed writer on geopolitics, business, culture, sports and tech. Bylines across: The Diplomat, The National Interest, Hindustan Times, ThePrint, The Quint, MoneyControl, Observer Research Foundation, FirstPost, Cricket Country, News18 (Cricket Next). ๐Ÿ—ฃ | Panel moderator, podcast guest and host and penchant for puns and wordplays. ๐Ÿ | Cricket Tragic (Proteas ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ). โšฝ๏ธ | Excruciating pangs of being an Arsenal fan for the last two decades. Die Mannschaft! โ˜•๏ธ | I was in a quest to find the worldโ€™s best coffee, until I had the epiphany that it was at home all along (Tamilian Filter Coffee). ๐Ÿค” | Just as retweets are not endorsements, being in a room, doesnโ€™t mean I endorse the topic or share the views. Merely curious for the conversation or boredom. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ | Views are mine, all mine! Unless I say something clever, which in that case, others can take credit :) ๐Ÿ™‡๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ | MBTI: EN(F/T)P ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ| Follow My Club: Perspicacity, as I seek to interview an eclectic mix of personalities across geopolitics, business and culture. Consider adding to the tip jar ($) if you liked the show. Other club: Debates & Discourse, where we rhapsodize a weekly geopolitical topic. ๐Ÿ“| Washington DC via Boston via Singapore via Bombay ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ. โœˆ๏ธ | Lived|Travelled: ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ| ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐ŸŒ | akshobh.com ๐Ÿ’‰ | Vaccinated (4x) โœ๏ธ | India-US Ties | Divergent on Russia and convergent on the Indo Pacific - MoneyControl (https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/opinion/india-us-ties-divergent-on-russia-and-convergent-on-the-indo-pacific-8362521.html)