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Indranil Banerjie
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The writer is an independent security and political risk consultant.
    Cover photo of The Forever Prisoner: The Full and Searing Account of the CIAs Most Controversial Covert Program. (Photo by arrangement)Books
    Book Review | The Guantanamo trauma and Abu Zubaydah's unbearable...

    Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy are two of the world's best known investigative writers with several acclaimed books...

    4 Jun 2023 12:31 AM IST

    Cover photo of Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I Love by Mike Pompeo. (Photo by arrangement)Books
    Book Review | Trump's strong right arm packed a punch when it came to...

    Pompeo admits that his China policy was not as successful as he might have hoped & maintains the efforts to contain...

    21 May 2023 12:33 AM IST

    Cover photo of The Pashtuns: A Contested History by Tilak Devasher. (Photo by arrangement)Books
    Book Review | Pashtuns: One race, two nations; a bloody present but...

    The book brings the reader up to date on the developments related to the Pashtuns both in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

    30 April 2023 12:49 AM IST

    From 1.21 billion in 2011, according to the last census, the Indian population is projected to grow to 1.66 billion by 2050. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, File)Opinion
    Indranil Banerjee | World's youngest' nation at an exciting crossroads

    The great Indian census conducted every ten years since 1881 appears to have been shelved for all practical purposes.

    24 April 2023 12:46 AM IST

    Former US president Donald Trump appears in court at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on April 4, 2023. - Former US president Donald Trump arrived for a historic court appearance in New York on Tuesday, facing criminal charges that threaten to upend the 2024 White House race. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Indranil Banerjie | Trump in court a signal US democracy isn't broken...

    The pillars of America's democracy might appear wobbly from time to time, but they appear to have endured a lot better...

    7 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

    Ironically, while Pakistans best friends could well walk off without a scratch if things go sideways, the one country that is unlikely to remain unscathed is India. (Representational Image)Opinion
    Indranil Banerjie | If Pakistan implodes, India has to deal with the...

    India needs to respond, but how it does so will depend on the nature of the crisis currently engulfing Pakistan

    10 March 2023 12:00 AM IST

    While the intent is one that would have the support of all Indians and their global allies, the question is, how exactly is India poised on the world stage? (Photo By Arrangement)Books
    Book Review | No room for atavism if India hopes to be a leading world...

    The first distinction of importance is the definition of world powers and where India stands or seeks to stand

    4 March 2023 11:38 PM IST

    Book Review | Putin, America and the war on truth in UkraineBooks
    Book Review | Putin, America and the war on truth in Ukraine

    Coming from a military historian such a view is astonishing given that all wars are brutal, including today's faceless...

    4 Feb 2023 11:30 PM IST

    Chip War: The Fight for the Worlds Most Critical Technology by Chris Miller. (Photo by arrangement)Books
    Book Review | Decoding the chip wars and the leverage America has on...

    The US knows it will be a world leader only as long as it maintains its edge in semiconductors.

    15 Jan 2023 12:42 AM IST

    US economy entered recession in February. (AP Photo)Opinion
    Indranil Banerjie | Seismic changes lie ahead as world faces hard...

    There is little to cheer as we look ahead: yesteryears' global order is fast uncoupling and the world is into the fog of...

    11 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

    Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 9 blamed Ukrainian secret services for the huge blast a day earlier that ripped through Russias Crimea bridge, which he described as a \terrorist act\. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Indranil Banerjie | Russian oil sanctions and the Great Global Divide

    The Western sanctions on Russia sparked by the Ukraine war signal a turning point in the global geopolitical order.

    19 Dec 2022 9:06 AM IST

    Cryptocurrency exchanges CoinSwitch Kuber and WazirX have disabled rupee deposits through United Payment Interface (UPI) for the purchase of cryptocurrency. (Representational Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Indranil Banerjie | Dollar's rise sets off crisis of collapsing...

    So far, all attempts to bypass the dollar have failed, but not for want of trying.

    21 Nov 2022 1:03 AM IST

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