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Topic: Espionage

Japanese consul briefly detained by Russia on spying charge, Tokyo lodges ‘strong protest’

Russia's FSB security agency said the consul was caught 'red-handed' receiving secret information on the effects of Western sanctions on the economic situation in Russia's far east.

China’s murky web of economic espionage was uncovered by an arrest in Brussels & an iPhone backup

Since the 1990s, America has charged almost 700 people with links to China for economic espionage. But Xu Yanjun’s story is the first one that has made this link explicit.

Dodgy ISRO case to 2002 ‘whistleblower’ — IPS officer R.B. Sreekumar’s mystery legacy

Former Gujarat DGP R.B. Sreekumar was arrested last week along with Teesta Setalvad. SC said their allegations of state involvement in 2002 were made 'with ulterior motives'.

Bangladesh journalist Rozina Islam held for ‘espionage’, could face up to 14 yrs in jail or death

Rozina Islam was detained late Monday under Bangladesh's ‘Official Secrets Act’ for allegedly stealing confidential documents. She recently reported on mismanagement in health sector.

CBI files FIR against Kerala police personnel in 1994 ISRO espionage case

In September 2018, the apex court had termed the police action against ISRO's former scientist Nambi Narayanan as 'psych-pathological treatment', threatening his human rights.

New book traces roots of modern Indian espionage and founding of RAW

Published by Westland Publications & Golden Pen, ‘The War That Made R&AW’ by Anusha Nandakumar and Sandeep Saket will be released on 11 April on ThePrint's 'Soft Cover'.

Calls from 9-digit number, money trail — why videographer got life term for spying on DRDO

An Odisha court ruled that Ishwar Chandra Behera, who shot videos of missile launches etc. at Chandipur & Wheeler Island on contract with DRDO, was selling info to ISI.

Satellite catches Chinese survey ship mapping seabed in eastern Indian Ocean

The Chinese govt survey ship, accused of operating without notifying its position last week, is suspected to be collecting data that can be used for civilian & military purposes.

Delhi High Court grants bail to journalist Rajeev Sharma in espionage case

Sharma had been arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell on 14 September under the Official Secrets Act for allegedly leaking sensitive information to Chinese intelligence.

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.