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Topic: Espionage

What’s the classified documents case & what are the charges against Donald Trump

The former US president is facing 7 criminal counts, the most serious among them being charges under the Espionage Act, which carries a 10-year sentence

Was arrested DRDO scientist honey-trapped? ‘Explicit photos, chats’ hint at Pakistani spy connection

Probe found 59-yr-old Pradeep Kurulkar would 'brag about work', allegedly share sensitive information with a Pakistan intelligence operative. Espionage not ruled out.

Arrested defence journalist ‘part of international network of Indian journalists’ on CBI radar

Vivek Raghuvanshi was allegedly being paid by European defence companies for passing on sensitive info on military procurement, it is learnt. He was ‘on the radar’ for seven months. 

Defence journalist for US site & freelancer – who is Vivek Raghuvanshi booked for espionage

People who know Raghuvanshi have also said he claimed to be working with a German multinational investment bank as its India investment consultant.

CBI books defence journalist under Official Secrets Act for ‘leaking info’ to foreign agencies

Vivek Raghuvanshi, who works with Defense News, allegedly collected and leaked 'sensitive information' on DRDO projects, military procurement & India's talks with friendly countries.

US spying leads China to drastically change espionage law. It means more control on citizens

Documents leaked by US airman Jack Teixeira show that America is gathering information through intercepting 'signals intelligence' of countries with which China interacts.

Russia charges Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich with espionage, says Interfax

The Journal has denied that Gershkovich was spying and demanded the immediate release of its ‘trusted and dedicated reporter.’

Russia picks up WSJ journalist for ‘spying’. It’s a blast from Cold War past

Evan Gershkovich, 31, may be first US journalist to be picked up by Russia for espionage since Cold War, but there have been other similar accusations between both countries in past.

Blinken calls off Beijing visit after Chinese spy balloon spotted. PRC may have used it on India

US scrambled F-22s to shoot down device but stopped short of downing it after considering security risks. During US Civil War & Cold War, spy balloons were used for recce missions.

Netflix’s Recruit looks critically at CIA, isn’t about ‘good guys’ against faceless terrorists

The Recruit isn’t quite a perfect indictment of the bureaucratic bloat, privacy violations and wanton human rights abuses. But it serves up a funny, insightful ride.

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.