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Topic: Espionage

Pakistani officials caught ‘trying to obtain Indian security documents’ in espionage row

Pakistan officials Abid Hussain and Muhammad Tahir, who worked in the High Commission’s visa section, had fake Aadhaar cards when they were caught.

NIA arrests key conspirator in Visakhapatnam espionage racket from Mumbai

NIA claims that the Mumbai resident was a conduit who gathered information related to Indian naval ships, submarines and passed it onto handlers in Pakistan.

Pakistan’s spy arrests: Brigadier’s kids studied in US, engineer bought home in his own name

Wasim Akram and Brigadier Raja Rizwan, whom Pakistan Army hanged last week for espionage, would not have been caught. But two things went wrong.

Espionage case shatters Pakistan army’s myths – and the belief its nuke secrets are secure

The recipient of secrets shared by convicted Pakistani officials was not ‘permanent enemy’ India – but the country that gives it billions of dollars.

Break-in at IAF’s Paris office handling Rafale procurement, cops probe espionage angle

The IAF's office in Paris houses the team that coordinates with Dassault Aviation on manufacture of Rafale jets and the weapons package onboard the aircraft.

Madhya Pradesh ‘ISI espionage racket’ was discovered during surveillance after Uri attack

Agencies stumbled upon case after they found suspicious calls being made to military facilities in Kashmir seeking sensitive info after Uri terror attack.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.