Topic: China
Chinese hackers are still trying to target an Indian port, US cybersecurity firm says
US cybersecurity firm says it could see ‘handshake’ — indicating exchange of traffic — between China-linked group & Indian maritime port as of Tuesday.
Birth of India’s second republic and the challenges it will face
Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.
Telangana claims there was ‘potential China-origin cyberattack’ on power grid & it was thwarted
About 40 sub-stations were affected by ‘Chinese malware’ but officials managed to remove it, Telangana Transco and Genco Chairman and MD D. Prabhakar Rao says.
Don’t get fooled by Xi’s media blitz. China’s ‘zero poverty’ hides more than it reveals
China wants the world to believe its 'state-led development' has eradicated poverty. But as everything else with China, the reality is more complicated than what it seems.
China can’t replace India, so don’t worry about its influence in Nepal, says ex-PM Bhattarai
In an interview, former Nepal PM Baburam Bhattarai calls for high-level political dialogue between Kathmandu and Delhi, adding that the border issue needs to be resolved.
RedEcho, ShadowPad — how Chinese hackers may have accessed critical Indian computer systems
NYT report suggests that last year's Mumbai power outage was caused by hackers linked to China. ThePrint looks at the different players involved & what could have happened.
No clear link to blame Mumbai outage on cyber sabotage, Maharashtra report says
On 12 October 2020, large parts of Mumbai and Thane faced an unusual power outage. An NYT report says the disruption could be part of a larger Chinese cyber campaign.
Turkey wants to tie-up with Pakistan to make fighter jets, missiles & access Chinese tech
Turkey sees Pakistan as a strategic ally & potential partner in building its Siper long-range missile-defence project and TF-X fighter jet.
India is re-engaging with China and Pakistan — it’s another pre-emptive Modi strike
With an eye on the new Biden administration in the US, climate change and its own sputtering economy, India is slowly changing its rigid foreign policy.
Xi now wants to make China a tech superpower to end its dependence on West
The push to mobilise trillions of dollars could help China surpass the US as the world’s biggest economy this decade and cement Xi’s goal of turning the nation into a superpower.
Better US-India ties is bad news for Pakistan. Expect lip service on Kashmir, no aid
There is now growing strategic divergence between Pakistan and the US because of the development of the Indo-US partnership.
New Umbrella Entity is the new digital payments race as Amazon, Google, Facebook jump in
The companies are part of four consortia preparing to apply for licenses to operate retail payments and settlement systems, with more firms banding together before a 31 March deadline.
Defence
Self-reliance in defence, cyber challenges in focus at Combined Commanders’ meet starting today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address the Combined Commanders’ Conference, which will be held in Gujarat between 4 and 6 March.
Habeas Porcus — how our judiciary is murdering the principle of ‘bail, not jail’ routinely
Judiciary is responsible for ensuring our liberty, and habeas corpus is the usual route. But magistrates are acting as if the rule is ‘jail, and bail is above my pay grade’.