Akhilesh (Akhi) Pillalamarri is a writer and attorney focused on civilization, geopolitics, security, governance, law, and technology.
His geopolitical work centers on South, West, and Inner Asia, with particular attention to the Indian subcontinent, and examines the historical, geographic, cultural, and institutional foundations of modern politics and state power.
His legal and policy interests encompass technology law and policy, constitutional law and free speech, national security law, and comparative law. His areas of focus include artificial intelligence, intellectual property, privacy, space law, digital rights and social media regulation, sanctions and export controls, the law of armed conflict, and comparative legal systems.
He is a public speaker who has appeared on television, podcasts, and at universities, and is the author of numerous articles cited by governments, courts, academics, major newspapers, and think tanks.
His work has been cited in dozens of books and by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Vox, The Los Angeles Times, The Hill, RealClearWorld, Defense News, Military Times, The Washington Quarterly, El Universal, India Abroad, Al Jazeera, Lawfare, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Radio Free Europe, the Stimson Center, the Wilson Center, the Hague Institute for Global Justice, the Institute for Gulf Affairs, Gateway House, the United States Government, the Government of India, and others.
To read Akhi’s ongoing column on Asian affairs at The Diplomat, check out his author profile.
For updates, essays, and commentary, you can follow Akhi’s Substack.
