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Partners in crime—how a Delhi couple ‘tracked armymen facing court martial and spied for ISI’

Sahil & Sameera were arrested by Delhi Police on suspicion they sent SIM cards to their handlers in Pakistan who used them to enter unofficial WhatsApp groups of Army officers.

Pakistani ‘honey-trap’, BrahMos & Agni-6 plans—inside espionage case against DRDO R&D ex-chief Kurulkar

Kurulkar allegedly shared classified details on India's missiles & other defence projects with Pakistani operative posing as London-based software engineer. ThePrint traces alleged espionage case.

Hidden camera in Whitehall ceiling triggers fears of espionage in UK govt

The discovery is expected to significantly heighten anxieties over hostile espionage tactics, and leave the staff paranoid.

Israel ‘spied’ on US negotiators working on Iran deal, Pentagon raises threat perception—NYT report

Defense Intelligence Agency has raised counterintel threat level from Israel from high to 'critical', outlining a multi-year effort by Israel to spy on US personnel, NYT report says.

Op Sindoor & the ‘spy’ next door: The fate of 9 espionage cases, 1 year on

The police of Punjab, Haryana & Rajasthan arrested multiple people, accusing them of espionage and sharing sensitive information. ThePrint takes a look at the status of the 9 cases.

Farmer, DJ, MBA: The men ‘recruited’ by ISI-BKI to install cameras for spying on Indian military

Recruited on Instagram, paid Rs 15,000-20,000 a month, 11 men from Punjab and Delhi allegedly fed footage of Indian military installations to Pakistan-based ISI and BKI handlers.

‘Pakistan ke jasoos’: UP spy ring hired poor, daily wagers via Instagram; kin say ‘framed, threatened’

Police have arrested 15 suspects so far, while six juveniles were apprehended. The 'handler' used to run a small puncture repair shop.

I Spy: India’s evolving ‘espionage rackets’, now playing out on smartphones & social media

From an engineer with Indian Navy to dental student from Moradabad, espionage cases are shifting to smartphone screens and social media websites.

CCTV operators, mobile repairmen turned into ‘Pakistan spies’. How Ghaziabad cops busted espionage racket

So far, police have arrested 18 individuals, including six juveniles. Ghaziabad Police claimed that the racket was operated by handlers based out of Pakistan, and other countries.

‘Tried to destabilise India’—Kolkata court convicts 4, including Pakistani, in ISI-linked espionage case

The men were accused of collecting & transmitting sensitive information related to defence establishment & circulation of fake Indian currency notes. Fifth accused died during trial.

On Camera

Srinagar’s cinemas may have gone dark. Kashmir’s love for films never did

It seemed like J&K's battered past had taken a backseat, even if it was for the four days of the international film festival.

Global funds sour on India stocks as some cut allocation to zero

Weak corporate earnings and the lack of an AI investment theme are prompting global investors to cut India exposure.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.