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Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Akhilesh Pillalamarri is an international relations analyst.
Akhilesh Pillalamarri is an international relations analyst. He is a contributor to The Diplomat, writing on foreign policy, politics, history, culture, and geography.
June 14, 2021
Why India’s Democracy is Not Dying
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Reports of the collapse of India’s democracy are often alarmist and misinformed.
August 21, 2020
How India Will Chart Its Own Economic Course
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
The country will not become the next factory floor of the world. But it can still be an economic giant.
July 11, 2020
History of Tibet-Ladakh Relations and Their Modern Implications
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
History casts a long shadow in the Himalayas.
June 23, 2020
Why India Needs to Draw the Line With China: The Geopolitics of the Sino-Indian Skirmish
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
India needs to draw the right lessons from the Galwan Valley skirmish.
August 26, 2019
A Changing India: A Land of Dichotomies and Magic
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
India contains multitudes.
August 18, 2019
A Changing India: Caught Between Illiberalism and Social Revolution
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Is India on the cusp of a social revolution?
August 13, 2019
India’s Cultural and History Geography: The Deccan and Aryavarta
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
India’s past helps explain its present.
August 08, 2019
Long Overdue: Why Ladakh’s New Status in India Should Be Welcomed
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Given its history and cultural and geographic distinctiveness, Ladakh’s new status is a welcome development.
July 01, 2019
The Story of India’s Many Scripts
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
While India’s scripts are ancient, technology and modernity are changing their usage patterns.
May 27, 2019
3 Critical Questions After India's Historic 2019 General Elections
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
India's 2019 elections may herald a new political era.
April 17, 2019
Indian Elections 2019: Do Narendra Modi and the BJP Deserve a Second Term?
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
On what basis should the BJP be reelected in India? (If it can be.)
March 16, 2019
The Origins of Hindu-Muslim Conflict in South Asia
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
What are the historical origins of animosities between South Asia’s two largest religions?
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