Akarsh is currently pursuing his Master's in Public Policy (MPP) at the Kautilya School of Public Policy where his interdisciplinary interests lie in the domain of Indian foreign policy,geopolitics,strategic thought and national security issues.His interest areas within the foreign policy space is India’s neighbourhood,geopolitics of critical minerals,the rise of China and economics of defence..He is a keen follower of India’s dynamic and evolving foreign policy discourse .