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Indranil Banerjie
About the AuthorIndranil Banerjie
The writer is an independent security and political risk consultant.
    Directorate S: The CIA and Americas Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001-2016 by Steve Coll, Allen Lane , Rs 799Lifestyle
    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...

    18 May 2018 1:00 AM IST

    Clashes erupted in the Kashmir Valley after security forces gunned down Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar Ahmed Bhat in Tral region. (Photo: DC)Opinion
    Kashmiri mobs adopt Hamas line on protest

    No matter how difficult the situation, India's security forces have no option but to constantly calibrate their...

    14 April 2018 7:13 AM IST

    Chabahar PortOpinion
    A stranglehold broken: Asian geopolitics shifts

    India will also fund a railway line from Chabahar to Zahedan near the Afghan border.

    31 Oct 2017 12:47 AM IST

    A total of 30 red rebels including some top Maoist leaders were gunned down by the security forces in a dense forest in Odishas Malkangiri district near AOB. (Representational image)Opinion
    J&K jihad: Twist in the tale

    For, today the world has come to despise narrow xenophobic movements fuelled by religious sentiments.

    27 Sept 2017 12:47 AM IST

    US President Donald TrumpOpinion
    Afghanistan: Trump changed the big pic

    There are two or three pivotal points of his Afghan policy that must be seen for what they are.

    4 Sept 2017 12:42 AM IST

    The Exile: The Stunning Inside Story of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda in Flight, by Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy, Bloomsbury, Rs 699Lifestyle
    Book Review 'The Exile: The Stunning Inside Story of Osama bin Laden...

    Despite its flaws, the book must be highly recommended; it is a gripping narrative of our times.

    16 July 2017 5:43 AM IST

    Woman and Man stoned to death by Taliban militants. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Taliban creeping back to Kabul, with Pakistan aid

    The key issue is the refusal or inability of the US leadership to deal with the root of the Afghan problem.

    22 Jun 2017 1:45 AM IST

    African students protest the attack against the attack on a Congolese national in Delhi.Opinion
    Can India overcome its racial prejudices?

    The problem is that Indian culture has a shadowy core full of festering toxic beliefs.

    5 April 2017 12:27 AM IST

    China wants India to give Tawang in the east.Opinion
    Tawang: Why we must counter China's threats

    The Tawang monastery is the biggest Tibetan monastery after Lhasa.

    6 March 2017 4:11 AM IST

    People mourn the death of a family member who was killed in a deadly bomb blast Monday, during a funeral in Lahore, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Afghanistan once again a flashpoint

    Pakistan also will provide more support for Taliban to intensify the war in Afghanistan.

    21 Feb 2017 12:58 AM IST

    JuD leader Hafiz SaeedOpinion
    Saeed arrest': Just smoke & mirrors?

    In the Kashmir Valley, rabid Islamists control the forces opposed to New Delhi.

    4 Feb 2017 12:49 AM IST

    The shadow of phantom conspiracies continues to haunt West Bengals current rulers, Trinamul Congress, headed by chief minister Mamata Banerjee.Opinion
    As arrests hit TMC, testing time for CBI

    West Bengal's politicians have a penchant for casting themselves as underdogs.

    6 Jan 2017 12:32 AM IST

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