Prof. (Dr.) Akhilesh Chandra Prabhakar

South Asia Times

Prof. (Dr.) Akhilesh Chandra Prabhakar

Prof. (Dr.) Akhilesh Chandra Prabhakar, Professor of Economics at the University of Technology, Papua New Guinea, is a JNU-trained economist with 20+ years of global academic experience across Asia, Africa, and the Pacific, specializing in development, trade, and financial systems.

India’s Deepening Socioeconomic Crisis: Inequality, Unemployment, and the Erosion of Livelihoods

Features

India’s Deepening Socioeconomic Crisis: Inequality, Unemployment, and the Erosion of Livelihoods

India’s rapid economic growth hides a deepening crisis of inequality, unemployment, and poverty. As corporate wealth expands, millions struggle for basic survival—exposing the fragility of the country’s neoliberal growth model.

Prof. (Dr.) Akhilesh Chandra Prabhakar

Nepal’s Counter-Revolt: Challenge for the Communist and the Left in South Asia

Perspectives

Nepal’s Counter-Revolt: Challenge for the Communist and the Left in South Asia

Nepal’s counter-revolt exposes decades of political betrayal by mainstream and leftist parties alike. Despite revolutionary promises to abolish feudalism, ensure sovereignty, and deliver land reforms, leaders from Congress to Maoists succumbed to corruption and power politics. Today’s uprising is both a rejection of failed communist leadership and a warning for the Left in South Asia.

Prof. (Dr.) Akhilesh Chandra Prabhakar