Akshara Agrawal

Akshara Agrawal is a student of International Relations, Conflict and Security at the Strand Campus of King’s College London. With a keen interest in political dynamics, global governance, and grassroots activism, she explores the intersection of domestic policy and international strategy.

Asia·Europe·Opinion

May 20, 2026

India’s Emergence at the 3rd India–Nordic Summit

The Norwegian capital Oslo hosted the third edition of the India–Nordic Summit, a gathering that, on the surface, brought together the leaders of India and five small Nordic states around a shared

Europe·Opinion

April 13, 2026

The UK Cannot Tariff Its Way to Industrial Strength

The UK’s new steel tariffs may be sold as industrial protection, but for British manufacturing they risk acting like a tax on production itself. By making imported steel more expensive and shrinking

Europe·Middle East·Opinion

April 5, 2026

Meloni’s Gulf Mission: Pragmatism Over Posturing in a Powder Keg

When Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni touched down in Jeddah on April 3rd, she did something no other leader from the European Union, NATO, G7 or G20 had dared since the U.S.-Israeli

Parliament’s Peril: Fix It or Face the Fallout

Britain’s Palace of Westminster, the iconic seat of democracy, is literally falling apart. With crumbling masonry, rampant asbestos, frequent fires, and sewage leaks, the 19th-century Gothic Revival building risks catastrophe unless MPs

March 9, 2026

Europe·Opinion

The Woman Who Made Us Laugh Through Tears: Farewell to Catherine O’Hara

Catherine O’Hara lit up the screen every time she showed up—whether she was screaming “KEVIN!” in holiday chaos, dancing possessed to “Day-O” in a haunted house, or delivering lines in an indecipherable

February 1, 2026

Culture

The UK’s Quiet Return to Rule-Taking Europe

The government’s planned U.K.-EU alignment bill may prove to be the most consequential piece of Brexit-era legislation since the European Union (Withdrawal) Act itself. Introduced quietly, couched in technical language and still

January 6, 2026

Europe·Opinion

Global Health Won’t Be Fixed Without Civil Society

For decades, global health has been framed as a story of progress: declining mortality, expanding access to medicines, and impressive technological breakthroughs. Yet beneath this narrative sits a more uncomfortable truth. The

December 19, 2025

Culture

Women Under Siege in Global Conflicts

From the shattered streets of El Fasher to conflict-scarred towns across Sudan, women and girls are enduring acts of sexual violence so brutal that they defy comprehension. Survivors describe ambushes at the

November 24, 2025

Africa·Culture

Editing the Truth: How the BBC Misstepped on Trump and Democracy

The recent BBC Panorama scandal, where a documentary on President Donald Trump was found to have deceptively edited his speech related to the January 6 Capitol events, has stunned the media world

November 10, 2025

Europe·Opinion

Steve Reed’s ‘Build, Baby, Build’ Gamble: Between Bulldozers and the Ballot Box

When Britain’s new Housing Secretary Steve Reed donned a red cap and declared “Build, baby, build,” it wasn’t just a slogan — it was a declaration of war on Britain’s housing gridlock.

October 27, 2025

Europe·Opinion

Britons Rethink Brexit as Immigration Policies Backfire

Nearly a decade after voting to “take back control” of their borders, a growing number of Britons now say they preferred the immigration system that existed before Brexit. According to new polling

October 16, 2025

Europe·Opinion

The EU’s Encryption Stalemate: When Fighting Child Abuse Collides with Digital Freedom

The European Union’s long-gestating plan to combat online child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has hit another wall — and the reasons why reveal something profound about Europe’s digital politics. What began as

October 12, 2025

Europe·Technology

Nothing but Growth: How India’s Gen Z is Powering a Smartphone Revolution

The smartphone maker ‘Nothing’ is aggressively targeting India’s Gen Z demographic for growth, highlighting a strategic pivot towards the world’s fastest-growing mobile market and its youth-led demand for technology. Nothing’s focus on

September 28, 2025

Asia·Technology

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Akshara Agrawal

India’s Emergence at the 3rd India–Nordic Summit

The UK Cannot Tariff Its Way to Industrial Strength

Meloni’s Gulf Mission: Pragmatism Over Posturing in a Powder Keg

Parliament’s Peril: Fix It or Face the Fallout

The Woman Who Made Us Laugh Through Tears: Farewell to Catherine O’Hara

The UK’s Quiet Return to Rule-Taking Europe

Global Health Won’t Be Fixed Without Civil Society

Women Under Siege in Global Conflicts

Editing the Truth: How the BBC Misstepped on Trump and Democracy

Steve Reed’s ‘Build, Baby, Build’ Gamble: Between Bulldozers and the Ballot Box

Britons Rethink Brexit as Immigration Policies Backfire

The EU’s Encryption Stalemate: When Fighting Child Abuse Collides with Digital Freedom

Nothing but Growth: How India’s Gen Z is Powering a Smartphone Revolution

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