
Akshat Singh is a research associate with the Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). In this role, he works on promoting U.S.-India commercial and economic engagement. In addition to handling publications and external relations for the program, Akshat provides support on projects relating to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), clean energy, and defense. Akshat previously interned with the Chair. Prior to joining CSIS, Akshat served as the policy & communications associate at the Governance Lab (GOV/LAB) of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he supported the lab's work on promoting innovative governance policies in the Global South. Akshat has also served as an expansion consultant for a New York-based fintech startup, where he worked on improving financial literacy and access to financial institutions for women and other underrepresented groups in South Asia. He also served as a media consultant for a New Delhi-based think tank. Additionally, Akshat has worked on health policy at the Cato Institute and on U.S.-India commercial relations at McLarty Associates. Akshat graduated with a dual BA degree from Columbia University in New York, where he specialized in economics, and Sciences Po in Paris, where he specialized in politics and government. Akshat has native proficiency in Hindi and working proficiency in French.
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Lam Tran and Akshat Singh on India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement Amidst China Factor
Akshat Singh in The ORCA Files Podcast — July 26, 2023
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IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings: What Can We Expect from India?
Blog Post by Akshat Singh and Yatin Jain — April 7, 2023
Hedging Against Beijing: How India and Australia Can Lead
Blog Post by Lam Tran and Akshat Singh — March 9, 2023
Strengthening Ayushman Bharat through AI adoption
Blog Post by Akshat Singh — February 25, 2022
India must address the gambling regulation vacuum head-on
Blog Post by Akshat Singh — December 1, 2021