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Indranil Banerjie
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The writer is an independent security and political risk consultant.
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe at a hotel in Yamanakako village, Yamanashi prefecture on October 28, 2018. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    India-Japan ties: Can Modi, Abe go beyond personal chemistry?

    Prime Minister Abe, who comes from a respected political family, is adept at political diplomacy.

    31 Oct 2018 12:18 AM IST

    The minimum temperature recorded on Wednesday was 23.4 degrees, at par with the normal average.Opinion
    Rising heat affects all, world must act as one

    Global warming and climate change have become a part of our lexicon during the past couple of decades.

    15 Oct 2018 12:06 AM IST

    Imran Khan, 65, was on Saturday sworn in as Pakistans new prime minister, nearly 22 years after the former cricket hero entered politics. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    CPEC toughest test for Imran & Pak generals

    The Army has good reason to be pleased with Imran's accession, which many believe was pre-scripted.

    20 Aug 2018 5:15 AM IST

    The Unending Game A Former R&AW Chiefs Insights into Espionage By Vikram SoodPenguin Random House India pp. 282 Rs 599Books
    Espionage is much more than cloak and dagger ops

    The Unending Game, the author writes, is not a personal memoir, nor is it about the organization for which I worked.

    3 Aug 2018 1:22 AM IST

    Pakistani cricket star-turned-politician and head of the party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan greets supporters during a political campaign rally in Multan. Pakistan will hold the general election on July 25, 2018. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Imran looms, but will voters surprise Army?

    The only problem is that Pakistan's voters, despite years of military rule, have a strong democratic streak in them.

    24 July 2018 12:10 AM IST

    A file picture of Muhammad Ali Jinnah addressing a crowd in LahoreBooks
    Hilarious and ultimately tragic lives of leaders who ruled Pak

    Jinnah was convinced that he single-handedly had wrested Pakistan from the British Empire and that he alone would...

    20 July 2018 12:41 AM IST

    Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)Opinion
    As Army manages' Pak polls, future uncertain

    The former Prime Minister's two sons, Hassan and Hussain, are also implicated but have been absconding for good reason.

    12 July 2018 1:18 AM IST

    J&K Governor Narinder Nath Vohra held a marathon meeting with all administrative secretaries and senior police and forest official at the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar to discuss various issues concerning the state. (Photo: DC)Opinion
    D©j  vu in J&K: Finding a solution to get harder

    The politically-canny BJP president, Amit Shah, seemed to have decided that enough was enough.

    22 Jun 2018 12:48 AM IST

    Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society, and the State By Madiha Afzal Penguin, pp. 192, Rs 599Books
    An authentic take on how most Pakistanis feel about terrorism

    The Army termed the matter as a threat to national security while the journalist who wrote the piece was banned from...

    15 Jun 2018 1:24 AM IST

    Pakistan violated ceasefire in Keri and Digwar areas of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: PTI/Representational)Opinion
    J&K challenges grow: Truce a tactical pause

    The ceasefire and dialogue offer by New Delhi is, however, the only way forward.

    8 Jun 2018 2:11 AM IST

    Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine Albright, HarperCollins, £16.99Books
    A timely warning about fascism to a tottering world

    The fascist takeover of her native Czechoslovakia forced her to flee with her parents.

    3 Jun 2018 12:41 AM IST

    Directorate S: The CIA and Americas Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001-2016 by Steve Coll, Allen Lane , Rs 799Books
    Magnum opus on AfPak history Of CIA, ISI at work

    A substantial part of the book is about the collusion between Pakistan's military-controlled spy agency, the ISI and the...

    13 May 2018 6:14 AM IST

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