“Convergence not congruence”-Analyzing India-US relations from a Kautilyan perspective

Bio : Akarsh is a first year MPP student at the Kautilya School of Public Policy whose interdisciplinary interests lie in the domains of Indian foreign policy,geopolitics,strategic thought and national security issues.His interest areas within the foreign policy space are India’s neighbourhood,geopolitics of technology and the security architecture of the Indo-Pacific region.He is a keen follower of India’s dynamic and evolving foreign policy discourse.He is driven by his unwavering resolve to play a meaningful role in how India engages with the world on multidimensional issues.