Rahul Laxman Patil Research · Youth · Dialogue

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The two routes that always reach me.

Email is best for anything with substance — a proposal, a research question, a request for comment. The telephone is best when something is time-sensitive. Both are answered personally.

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Portrait of Rahul Laxman Patil, researcher and Track-II diplomacy strategist.
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Useful to know

The enquiries I can help with most.

This is not a filter — write about anything. But these are the areas where I am likely to be genuinely useful rather than merely interested.

Collaboration & partnership

If you are planning something that has to cross a border — an expedition, an exchange, a joint observance, a heritage route — and you need it convened, coordinated or framed.

Research conversations

Scholars and students working on South Asian regional cooperation, BIMSTEC, Track-II diplomacy, cultural diplomacy or youth participation. I am glad to talk through a question.

Youth programmes

Universities, colleges and youth organisations designing a participation component and wanting it to be something other than ceremonial.

Speaking & panels

Lectures, seminars and panel discussions on regional cooperation, unofficial diplomacy, cultural exchange and heritage as a connective instrument.

Media & editorial

Interviews, background briefings and written comment. Details and the press record are on the media page.

Cultural & heritage initiatives

Institutions working on shared sites, circuits, translation, exhibitions or exchange across the countries of the Bay of Bengal.

Writing a good enquiry

There is no required format, and a short note is entirely welcome. But the enquiries I can answer usefully on the first reply tend to cover the same three things.

  1. What you are working on. The institution, the project, and where it currently stands — including if it is still only an idea.
  2. What you would like from me. Convening, coordination, framing, a conversation, a lecture, or a comment for publication. Saying so directly saves an exchange.
  3. Any dates that constrain it. Cross-border work runs on long lead times, and knowing the deadline early changes what is realistic.

If a proposal is confidential at this stage, please say so and it will be treated that way.

Rahul Laxman Patil with three delegation colleagues photographed together beside the Indian flag and a partner nation's flag.
Delegation meetingFig. 21