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Indranil Banerjie
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The writer is an independent security and political risk consultant.
    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

    Cover photo of The War Diary of Asha-San by Lt Bharati Asha Sahay Choudhry (Photo by arrangement)Books
    Book Review | Diary of 17-yr-old girl of Netaji's INA evokes Bengal's...

    Review of 'The War Diary of Asha-San' by Lt Bharati Asha' Sahay Choudhry

    13 Nov 2022 1:30 AM IST

    Cover page of The Last War By Pravin Sawhney. (Photo By Arrangement)Books
    Book Review | Let's make peace with China and Pak, cozy up to Russia

    Excerpt from The Last War By Pravin Sawhney

    11 Sept 2022 1:13 AM IST

    Cover of \The Ultimate Goal\. Photo: By ArrangementBooks
    Obscurantism aside, time for India to seize the narrative

    The problem, as Mr Sood explains, is that the West has dominated the world for more than four centuries now

    21 Aug 2022 12:00 AM IST

    Coverpage of Lion of the Skies. (By Arrangement)Books
    Book Review | How a Sikh blazed a trail on a warplane in WWI Flanders

    Hardit Singh Malik lived well past 90 and when he passed away, he still carried with him two bullets fired at him by a...

    9 July 2022 11:55 PM IST

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