Abhishek Roy Choudhury

Professional Engagements Since 2019

Seven years across political strategy, government advisory, and policy research - spanning electoral campaigns, ministerial advisory, Big Four consulting, and internationally funded research engagements.

Key Projects

Cross-border disinformation monitoring (2025/ongoing) - Independent researcher with a leading international think tank, tracking multilingual information manipulation targeting European political discourse; engagement runs through 2027.
Platform governance research, LMU Munich (2025/26) - Research collaborator on content moderation and small-platform governance under a major European academic project.
German Chancellor Fellowship (2024/25) - Alexander von Humboldt Foundation-funded research on FIMI and comparative digital regulation across the EU and India, hosted at leading European policy institutions in Berlin; published in German and Indian media outlets during the fellowship. Honored to receive the Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, supported by the German Federal Foreign Office and under the patronage of the Federal Chancellor of Germany, alongside 24 fellows from Brazil, China, India, South Africa, and the USA.
Big Four consulting firm - communication advisory works:
- World Bank-funded irrigation and agriculture programme (2025/26)- Strategic communications and IEC/SBCC lead for a US$211M multilateral programme under a federal state government, covering campaign design, stakeholder engagement, and behaviour-change communication.
- National skill development scheme coordination (2023/24) - Programme coordination for a flagship Government of India skilling initiative in a major state: inter-departmental correspondence, steering committee reporting, industry cluster documentation, and ministerial presentations across a 50+ stakeholder network.
Advisory to a Union Cabinet Minister, Government of India (2022/23) - Policy, communications, and political advisory within Indian national ministry, including environment and climate-governance initiatives.
Electoral campaign operations across eight Indian states (2019/22) - Campaign strategy, voter outreach, and political intelligence for large-scale election campaigns with India's premier political consultancy ecosystem.
Independent consulting practice (ongoing) - Founder-led advisory on governance strategy, public policy, and strategic communications for government and institutional clients.

Abhishek Roy Choudhury presenting at German Chancellor Fellowship's Half time Conference at Merseburg

Services & Expertise

Disinformation Research & Information Integrity
Cross-border research on FIMI, information manipulation, and platform governance across the EU and India. Multilingual monitoring (English, Bengali, German, Hindi), narrative and actor analysis, and policy assessment for international think tanks, academic institutions, and government-funded programmes.

Geopolitical & Policy Research
Analysis of global political dynamics, cross-border digital regulation, and their institutional consequences - with a focus on Europe–India relations, digital diplomacy, and comparative governance.

Strategic Communication & Public Messaging
End-to-end IEC/SBCC campaign design for government programmes - from evidence-based messaging frameworks to multilingual creative rollout.

Campaign Strategy & Electoral Outreach
Full-spectrum capability: voter analytics, narrative strategy, ground operations, and political intelligence.

Project & Crisis Management
High-pressure programme delivery for ministries and multilateral-funded projects - steering committee reporting, stakeholder coordination across institutions, and crisis communication during electoral and public-health emergencies.

Governance & Leadership Advisory
Advisory to ministers, senior bureaucrats, and institutional leadership on policy positioning, institutional navigation, and coalition building - grounded in experience inside a central ministry, state governments, and Big Four government advisory.