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Topic: Espionage

Germany accuses China of spying on it, arrests 4 Germans. Beijing denies, summons envoy

Arrests come amid growing friction between Berlin and Beijing, with German ambassador to China Patricia Flor calling the summon ‘a telling move’.

Was on ‘maun vrat’ in Qatar jail, learnt of death penalty from TV, says Navy veteran after release

Cdr. Sanjeev Gupta (retd.) & 6 others returned home in February second week. ThePrint spoke to him about his ordeal after he & fellow Navy veterans were held on charges of spying.

Qatar releases 8 former Indian Navy officers held for suspected espionage

The Court of Appeal in the Gulf nation on 28 December commuted the capital punishment and sentenced the eight Indian nationals to jail terms for varying durations.

Navy chief says govt making efforts to bring back ex-Navy personnel on death row in Qatar

8 Indian nationals were on 26 October given death sentence by Qatar in an alleged case of espionage. An appeal has been filed in the case.

5 years after Canada-China row over their arrests for espionage, one Michael turns on the other

New Delhi: Five years after a diplomatic row between Ottawa and Beijing over the arrest of two Canadians in China on charges of espionage, the...

Espionage, IP theft, hacking— Five Eyes chiefs sound alarm about China ‘threat’

Chiefs of Five Eyes intelligence network held their first joint public meeting to warn about the threat posed by China’s ‘national strategy’ of economic espionage and intellectual theft.

As India’s external intelligence operations expand globally, a growing army of spies left out in the cold

Row over killing of a Sikh secessionist makes it clear global spy services are keeping a close watch on Indian ops. But experts say recent detection of networks reflect poor spycraft. 

CBI arrests Canada-based consultant in defence espionage case — ‘sent journalist classified documents’

Rahul Gangal held for allegedly transferring sensitive and classified documents related to India’s security to journalist Vivek Raghuvanshi, arrested in connection with case in May.

Russia charges jailed US citizen with espionage

Russia's news agencies said that Moscow's court had remanded Gene Spector in pre-trial custody on suspicion of espionage, which is punishable with a jail term of 10 to 20 years.

DRDO scientist was attracted to Pak agent & discussed classified defence projects, charge sheet reveals

The Pak Intelligence Operative who used the alias 'Zara Dasgupta,' claimed to be a software engineer based in the UK & befriended Pradeep Kurulkar by sending obscene messages & videos.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.