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Topic: CIA

How CIA & Chinese PLA joined hands in secret Cold War op to snoop on Soviet Union nukes

In a stunning revelation, journalist Jane Perlez has brought to light new details on Project Chestnut — an extraordinary Cold War operation that brought together the CIA and the PLA.  

CIA sets up new centre to focus on ‘increasingly adversarial’ Chinese govt

CIA Director William Burns said the Chinese Mission Center will strengthen the agency's work on the 'most important geopolitical threat' in 21st century.

What is Havana syndrome, mysterious illness that struck CIA chief’s team member on India visit

CIA Director William Burns' team was in India earlier this month when a member experienced symptoms of Havana syndrome, a mysterious illness that first struck US diplomats in 2016.

CIA has a new Afghan problem: How to spy, conduct ops in Afghanistan after US exit this year

An NYT report, titled ‘C.I.A. Scrambles for New Approach in Afghanistan’, talks about US spy agency’s search for ways to carry out intel & counter-terror ops in Afghanistan after military pullout.

CIA is understaffed and the now-viral ‘Woke James Bond’ video could be its Bat-Signal

Most CIA jobs pay standard govt wages, which are less than many private-sector alternatives. A viral video is an effective marketing strategy of reaching out to people to work for it.

US will continue to push Pakistan to support peace efforts in Afghanistan: CIA chief

CIA Director William Burns told lawmakers that Pakistan has a long-term interest in avoiding insecurity and instability in Afghanistan that can affect its own interest.

Key takeaways from US intel report that said China is top threat and it will harass India

Shekhar Gupta, in episode 724 of 'Cut the Clutter', unpacks an annual threat assessment released by the US intelligence community Tuesday.

CIA has a new look and new logo. Now to see if its rebranding can impress & woo millennials

For all the design-world derision, the CIA’s motives are clear: the creation of a brave new brand for bold new generation of brand-savvy recruits.

US judge orders partial disclosure of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder files

Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi Arabian dissident and Washington Post columnist, was killed and dismembered in 2018 by Saudi agents inside the nation’s consulate in Istanbul.

Russia discovers identity of US spy who tracked Kremlin interference in 2016 election

The US reportedly pulled the agent out of Russia in 2017, in part out of concern that Trump might, in his freewheeling style, somehow reveal the spy’s identity.

On Camera

Muslims at garba—whenever a festival becomes exclusionary, we lose a piece of India

Conservative clerics warned Muslims against garba as impermissible; now Hindu right-wing groups call their presence provocative—different reasons, same outcome.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.