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Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Akhilesh Pillalamarri is an international relations analyst, writer, and journalist.
Akhilesh (Akhi) Pillalamarri is an international affairs analyst, writer, and journalist focusing on geopolitics, international security, Asia, comparative law & politics, history, and technology policy. He is a public speaker who has appeared on television, podcasts, at universities, and is the author of 300 articles, many of which have been cited by governments, the courts, academics, major newspapers, and think tanks.
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December 01, 2018
Political Culture and the Chinese Communist Party's Modern Authoritarianism
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
The roots of a dystopian future have already been laid in China.
November 22, 2018
Twitter, Indian Liberalism, and the Truth About Caste
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Twitter's CEO inadvertently kicked off a major controversy in India.
October 31, 2018
Asian Rivalries and the Sri Lankan Constitutional Crisis
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
India must not err too far on the side of caution as events play out in Sri Lanka.
October 24, 2018
Hinduism and Political Mobilization in India: From Allahabad to Prayagraj?
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
The debate over renaming Allahabad exposes religious faultlines in India.
September 29, 2018
How India Influenced Southeast Asian Civilization
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Indian cultural influences in parts of Southeast Asia have long been apparent.
September 20, 2018
India’s Foreign Policy in a Changing World
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
What are the key factors limiting and driving Indian foreign policy?
September 01, 2018
'Crazy Rich Asians': Who Is an Asian?
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Who exactly qualifies as Asian? Depends on who you ask.
August 17, 2018
Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Man Who Saw India's Entry Into the 21st Century, Dies
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Vajpayee mainstreamed the BJP in Indian politics, ushered South Asia into the nuclear age, and charted a bold course for India.
August 10, 2018
South India’s Warrior Lords: The Telugus
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
The medieval legacy of Telugu warriors and peasants lives on.
July 30, 2018
India’s Evolving Linguistic Landscape: Beyond Hindi
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Even as Hindi grows in India, other languages thrive.
July 27, 2018
India’s Evolving Linguistic Landscape
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Hindi continues to explode in India.
March 14, 2018
What My DNA Says About India’s History
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
What a dive into the past, as told through genetics, can reveal about South Asia's history.