Writing & Publications
Essays, policy briefs, and published academic papers dissecting the friction points of public delivery, state capacity, and international perception.
Publications & Media Engagements
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Recalibrating Influence: India's International Storytelling and the Challenges of Public Diplomacy in the 21st Century
Author: Hrishikesh A. C. Wakhare • IMPRI Insights
An analytical examination of India’s foreign policy communication instruments. Examines how historical credibility, multilateral coalitions (e.g., Global South summits), and domestic governance milestones serve as the bedrock of sustainable soft power.
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Perceptions of Power, Narratives of Trust: India’s Public Diplomacy Challenges
Author: Hrishikesh A. C. Wakhare
A critique of superficial branding exercises in foreign relations, arguing that international influence is anchored in domestic institutional predictability and transparent public service delivery.
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District-Level Mega Job Fair, Dhenkanal: Bridging Line Departments
Live coverage of the 96th on-the-spot placement mobilization drive
Television and regional digital broadcast interviewing Hrishikesh on coordinating between tribal youth aspirants, heavy industrial hiring teams, and ITI vocational instructors to produce 1,803 direct job letters.
#InsightsByHrishikesh Series
“A document requirement is a tax—it's paid in hours, by the people with the fewest to spare.”
On procedural bloat in district verification and how micro-bureaucracies exclude India's informal labor base long before training commences.
“Trust moves through people, not portals.”
Why digitized government dashboards fail to achieve mobilization without respected community mediators and physical field presence.
“The demographic dividend isn't a destiny; it's a decaying calendar date.”
Why unaligned curriculum design and siloed ministerial funding risk turning India's youth bulge into economic underemployment.