Voices & Dialogues

To reach wider audiences and create meaningful impact, I have actively engaged in conferences, podcasts, and interviews. These platforms have been vital in amplifying the core themes of my work—gender, policy, and storytelling—while also fostering dialogue across diverse communities.

Speaker | The Condition of Women in Afghanistan under the current Taliban rule

The Interface society of Lady Shri Ram College for Women, invited Akanksha Khullar to provide an overview of women's situation in Afghanistan under the new Taliban rule.

Podcast | The Tragedy of Afghanistan: Unveiling Taliban’s Six Months in Power & the Situation of Women

After taking power in Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, the Taliban promised to protect women's rights. However, their actions and history tell a different story—one of deep discrimination and severe rollbacks in women's freedoms. This podcast explores the condition of Afghan women in the first six months of Taliban rule and the broader implications that follow.

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Speaker | A Gender Sensitive Indian Foreign Policy — Why and How?

Akanksha Khullar was invited to speak on A Gender Sensitive Indian Foreign Policy - Why? and How? by ICWA on 11 March.

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Podcast | The COVID-19 Pandemic's Gendered Impact

In this episode, Dr. Meltem İnce Yenilmez, who is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, Yaşar University, Turkey, speaks with Akanksha Khullar about the COVID-19 pandemic's cross-cutting impacts. The conversation looks at the importance of data disaggregated at minimum by sex and age—if not by other classifications at this stage such as socioeconomic status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, refugee status, etc.—in identifying and addressing inequities created and/or further stressed by COVID-19.

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Conference Participation | Asia Pacific Week 2019

Akanksha Khullar participated in the Asia Pacific Week 2019, organised annually by the Australian National University. This year's iteration, held from 30 June-5 July, was titled ‘New Horizons: Identities, Challenges and Opportunities'. The interdisciplinary conference aims at bringing together students, young professionals, policymakers and senior officials to debate and discuss issues, challenges and opportunities in the Asia Pacific region.