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Topic: Intelligence Bureau

Tapan Deka appointed new IB director, RAW chief Samant Goel gets one-year extension

Deka, a 1988 batch Himachal Pradesh cadre IPS officer, will succeed incumbent Intelligence Bureau Director Arvind Kumar, whose tenure ends on 30 June.

India shakes the Foreign Hand—Nehru to Modi, PMs have deepened ties with Western spies

Even as Indian governments have warned of the peril from the Foreign Hand, they’ve been warmly shaking hands with it for a while now.

Pegasus scandal shows how lawless India’s ‘lawful interception’ has become

Many democracies understand the need for lawful surveillance against serious crimes. Few provide the executive such sweeping powers like India does.

Manish Tewari moves bill to ‘regulate’ intel snooping, seeks forum for complaints about RAW, IB

Bill seeks to prevent officials of RAW, IB & NTRO from entering any property or ‘interference with any form of communication’ without warrant from designated officer not below secretary rank.

Govt extends tenure of RAW chief Samant Goel, Intelligence Bureau head Arvind Kumar by 1 year

The extensions were announced by an official order and were cleared by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet.

Army, IB, CRPF — India needs culture of accountability to prevent Chhattisgarh, Ladakh repeat

The 1971 war was the finest moment for India’s defence and security establishment — intelligence and accountability saved lives. Now errant officers get promotions.

PIB Fact Check Unit calls IB job notice ‘fake’, then deletes tweet. Agency says ad genuine

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

PM Modi has now mandated IB to continue talks as Governor ‘created imbroglio’ — NSCN(I-M)

In a statement issued Sunday, Naga insurgent group said Governor R.N. Ravi, who is the interlocutor, had reduced the peace talks to just Nagaland.

Al Qaeda terrorist from Telangana could be key to understanding terror group’s India network

Intelligence agencies are keen to interrogate Mohammad Zubair about the al Qaeda as well as his brother, who had travelled to Yemen in 2009 to meet key members of the terror group.

Kejriwal announces Rs 1 crore honorarium for family of IB staffer killed in Delhi riots

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal hailed the bravery of the late Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma and announced a govt job for one person of his family.

On Camera

Henry George’s Single Tax offers a democratic alternative to communist remedies: DM Kulkarni

The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.