Prabir Purkayastha, Author at Toward Freedom

On September 10, the sections of the second Nord Stream 2 pipeline laid from the German shore and Danish waters was connected in a so-called above water tie-in. The opposing pipe strings were lifted from the seabed by the lay barge Fortuna and the pipe ends were cut and fitted together. The welding to connect the two lines took place on a platform located above the water on the side of the vessel. Then the connected pipeline was lowered to the seabed as one continuous string / credit: Nord Stream 2 / Axel Schmidt

The Geopolitics Behind Spiraling Gas and Electricity Prices in Europe

Prabir Purkayastha January 28, 2022 Prabir Purkayastha

Markets do not solve the problem of energy pricing. What is required is planning and long-term investments in infrastructure, writes Prabir Purkayastha.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi walking towards the dais to address the Nation at Red Fort, on the occasion of 75th Independence Day, in Delhi on August 15, 2021 / Indian Prime Minister's Office

What Does India Get Out of Being Part of ‘The Quad’?

Prabir Purkayastha October 11, 2021 Prabir Purkayastha

Australia has joined the U.S. and U.K. games to contain China, leaving India unclear in the Quad and isolated in Asia. Tied to the waning imperial power of the United States, India is gradually losing strategic autonomy.

PCB circuit board of electronic device / credit: Umberto on Unsplash

Chip War: Can the United States Really Gain From China’s Pain?

Prabir Purkayastha September 8, 2021 Prabir Purkayastha

The United States currently holds the strong hand in its chip war with China. But experts believe it will lose in the future as China has a bigger market and a larger capacity for creating new knowledge.

iPhones are about as vulnerable as Android phones to hacks, according to a forensic examination / credit: Frederik Lipfert on Unsplash

Pegasus and the Threat of Cyberweapons in the Age of Smartphones

Prabir Purkayastha July 30, 2021 Prabir Purkayastha

Pegasus can compromise a phone without the user having to click on a single link. What threat does this pose to enemies of the United States and its allies?