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Indranil Banerjie
About the AuthorIndranil Banerjie
The writer is an independent security and political risk consultant.
    Fighting Retreat: Winston Churchill and India By Walter Reid. (Image: DC)Books
    Book Review | Churchill's policy towards India was dishonest and...

    I hate Indians. They are a beastly people with a beastly religion

    7 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

    COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber, right, celebrates passing the global stocktake with United Nations Climate Chief Simon Stiell, left, and COP28 CEO Adnan Amin during a plenary session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo)Opinion
    Indranil Banerjie | COP28 and wages of greed: Planet is at breaking...

    The urgency of action on climate control has been reiterated endlessly in recent times

    18 Dec 2023 12:54 AM IST

    People at the under-construction Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel after the successful evacuation of the 41 trapped workers, in Uttarkashi district, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Indranil Banerjie | The Silkyara lesson: Can we unite to fight crises?

    The country today stands divided, fractious, plagued by conflicting ideas and objectives.

    1 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

    File photo of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky walking along tranches with border guard officers as he inspects the state border with Russian Federation in Sumy region. (Ukrainian Presidential Press/AFP)Opinion
    Indranil Banerjie | Ukraine fast losing friends as no end to war is...

    The unexpected war in Israel is an added complications that could distract the Western powers.

    14 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

    A screenshot shows a representation of Chandrayaan-3s successful landing on the Moons surface, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Indranil Banerjee | To the moon and beyond: India at cusp of a new age

    One of the most significant effects of Isro's lunar success this week will be its impact on the country's younger...

    25 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Cover photo of How China Sees India and the World by Shyam Saran. (Photo by arrangement)Books
    Book Review | What we don't talk about when we talk about China

    The book is designed to explain China's past and present in a succinct, step-by-step manner which makes it easy to...

    30 July 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Cover photo of Desiccated Land: An American in Kashmir by David Lepeska. (Photo by arrangement)Books
    Book Review | American slams J&K policy but doesn't factor Islamist...

    It took the author 15 years to rustle up a book on his Kashmir experiences.

    9 July 2023 12:05 AM IST

    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

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