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TopicChina spying

Topic: china spying

China’s spy network now more sophisticated. Linda Sun case shows US has a big problem at hand

Sana Hashmi -
A China-born US citizen’s arrest for espionage highlights the far-reaching and sophisticated operations of Beijing’s United Front Work Department.

Man arrested in UK on charges of spying for China found dead, probe on

Shivani Mago -
Matthew Trickett was 1 of 3 men charged for engaging in information gathering & acts of deception. The 3 were out on bail with a hearing scheduled in a UK court later this week.

Chinese spy over Malabar naval exercise off Australian waters with ‘over 300’ satellites 

Smruti Deshpande -
New data obtained from commercial space shows China has been using its geostationary and low-orbit satellites to observe the Malabar naval exercise and the Talisman Sabre war games.

US shares concerns about Cuba hosting Chinese spy operations, says open to communications

Trevor Hunnicutt -
The White House spokesperson expects these reports would not affect the US Secretary of State's visit to China later this week.

‘Display of self-contradictory USA,’ says China, refutes claims of Chinese spy station in Cuba

Andrew Hayley -
Beijing denounced the US govt and media for releasing what it called 'inconsistent information' and said it has 'no chance of driving a wedge between China and Cuba'.

Balloon crisis is all about China’s poor decision-making. India needs to worry too

Rajesh Rajagopalan -
There has been speculation that what happened in Galwan came at the behest of local Chinese commanders.

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Opinion

India must govern AI with confidence. Use guardrails, not handcuffs

Manish Maheshwari -
The good news is that India is not starting from zero. It knows how to innovate privately while also empowering innovation publicly.

AI Summit is a snapshot of today’s India — intelligence, competence in short supply

Tarique Rahman’s first address as Bangladesh PM had 3 warnings

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

Snehesh Alex Philip -
At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

National Interest

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

Shekhar Gupta -
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.

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