Akshay Alladi“Hinduism” and “Dharma”-a responseHarsh Gupta had a very good on the definition of Hinduism and Dharma more broadly, and hence the distinctions between Hinduism, Buddhis…Jul 14, 20201Jul 14, 20201
Akshay AlladiSpeculative: (Unintended) Vaccine or Deadly Virus- What is the long term effect of China’s…The situation on the India-China LAC is tense, with 20 soldiers killed in action on the Indian side, and casualties (numbers unconfirmed…Jun 18, 2020Jun 18, 2020
Akshay AlladiReformist Hindu nationalism vs. Hindu traditionalismThe online Hindu right is a vocal bunch of people. Over time there has been a segmentation that has emerged within them of what are called…May 26, 2020May 26, 2020
Akshay AlladiLiberalism vs. Indian conservatismA couple of days ago, the commentator Sadanand Dhume posted an excerpt from a piece by Aleksandr Dugin, Putin’s guru, commenting that he…Apr 25, 20201Apr 25, 20201
Akshay AlladiYes, there are fewer public “intellectuals” in the right, than in the left in India …Recently, on Twitter there was a characteristically impolite exchange between Swapan Dasgupta (BJP MP and journalist) and Salil Tripathi (a…Mar 8, 2019Mar 8, 2019
Akshay AlladiThoughts on Balakot and it’s implicationsMain gains for India are the following:Mar 7, 2019Mar 7, 2019
Akshay AlladiReimagining North East Asian security, or the death of nuclear non-proliferation as a desirable…A lot of criticism of Donald Trump’s strategy in reaching out to Kim Jong-Un of North Korea has centred on the fact that it is impossible…Jun 21, 2018Jun 21, 2018
Akshay AlladiinIndian National InterestExploring the Jammu & Kashmir TrilemmaIs separation of Jammu and Kashmir necessary for a sustainable political process to manage the conflict?May 4, 2017May 4, 2017
Akshay AlladiinIndian National InterestWill radically networked democratic societies inevitably descend to populism?The nature of democracy is evolving from competition between curated marketplaces (or multi-sided markets) to a perfectly free market of…Apr 26, 2017Apr 26, 2017
Akshay AlladiinIndian National InterestVietnam: One of India’s most important strategic partnersVietnam is a potentially critical ally for India to strategically hobble China.Feb 12, 2017Feb 12, 2017
