Akshobh Giridharadas
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๐จโโ๏ธ | Washington Wonk working on the intersection of policy and communications. Visiting Fellow at Observer Research Foundation (ORF). ๐ค | Two-time TEDx speaker. ๐ | Previously with the World Bank in Washington DC (๐บ๐ธ). ๐บ | Former Broadcast Journalist with Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp & ESPN STAR Sports based out of Singapore (๐ธ๐ฌ). ๐ | Alum of the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts. ๐ฐ | 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). ๐ฃ | Panel moderator, podcast guest and host and penchant for puns and wordplays. ๐ | Cricket Tragic (Proteas ๐ฟ๐ฆ). โฝ๏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 worldโs best coffee, until I had the epiphany that it was at home all along (Tamilian Filter Coffee). ๐ค | Just as retweets are not endorsements, being in a room, doesnโt mean I endorse the topic or share the views. Merely curious for the conversation or boredom. ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ | Views are mine, all mine! Unless I say something clever, which in that case, others can take credit :) ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ | MBTI: EN(F/T)P ๐ถโโ๏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. ๐| Washington DC via Boston via Singapore via Bombay ๐บ๐ธ๐ธ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ณ. โ๏ธ | Lived|Travelled: ๐บ๐ธ๐ธ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ณ| ๐ฆ๐บ๐จ๐ณ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ต๐ธ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฆ๐น๐จ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ญ๐บ๐ง๐ท๐ท๐บ๐ฒ๐พ๐น๐ญ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ๐ท๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ | akshobh.com ๐ | Vaccinated (4x) โ๏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)