Articles by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan

July 30, 2025

BRICS and the rewriting of global health diplomacy in a post-US era

Lakshmy Ramakrishnan
As the US retreats from global health leadership, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan examines how BRICS is stepping up as a key player. With the Pandemic Agreement still under negotiation. This gives BRICS countries an opportunity to promote a more equitable, inclusive approach to global health diplomacy in a shifting geopolitical landscape
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June 30, 2025

Global health diplomacy in a post-Covid world

Lakshmy Ramakrishnan
Global health diplomacy, once a cornerstone of soft power and international cooperation, stands at a crossroads. Recent upheavals – such as the US retreat from the World Health Organization – are challenging its role. Amid geopolitical tensions and biological threats, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan explores why global health diplomacy remains indispensable, and how rising powers like China and India can reshape the landscape
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May 1, 2024

Soft power and India’s changing approach to Israel under Modi

Lakshmy Ramakrishnan
Earlier this year, construction workers from India began arriving in Israel to mitigate the country's labour shortage. The number of Indian migrant workers in Israel now looks set to reach 6,000. While this does help reduce India's unemployment rate, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan argues we should also see it as an exercise in soft power by the Modi government
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Lakshmy Ramakrishnan
Associate Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, India

Lakshmy writes about health security, biotechnology, and diplomacy.

She recently earned her MA in International Relations from King's College London.

Her dissertation explored the role of political actors and the media in framing Covid-19 as a security threat in India.

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