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Samanth Subramanian

Samanth Subramanian is a contributing writer to the Guardian Long Read. His journalism has also appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, WIRED, and Harper's. He is the author of four books.

Two patrol boats and a larger cargo ship in open water, with a clear blue sky overhead; two people in orange safety vests stand on the deck of one vessel, observing the scene.

Innovation 16 October 2025

China, Taiwan, and the vulnerable web of undersea cables

In his new book, The Web Beneath the Waves, writer Samanth Subramanian examines big tech’s role in subsea cables and growing geopolitical tensions around them. This is an excerpt on the threats that Taiwan faces from China.

Future Thinking 10 December 2020

Journalism under siege

In the era of Covid-19, misinformation, and authoritarianism, a grisly rape in India revealed the ominous challenges reporters face.