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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
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Topic: ISI

After arrests in Punjab & Haryana, UP man held for ‘spying, giving money’ to ISI agents in India

UP ATS have said that the Rampur-based businessman passed on sensitive information, and helped strengthen ISI’s network in India by providing funds & SIM cards to operatives.

How 1971 Indian Airlines hijacking led Pakistan to add ‘false flag’ to its terror denial toolkit

On 30 January 1971, a plane flying to Jammu-Satwari airport was hijacked by Kashmiri separatists. The handling of the episode marked how Pakistan repeatedly brushes off terror charges.

Khalil Haqqani assassination shows a power struggle in Afghanistan. It’ll have global fallout

Khalil-ur-Rehman Haqqani—brother to Jalaluddin, uncle to his heir Sirajuddin, and a key figure in the network responsible for over 1,000 suicide bombings in Afghanistan—was killed in a suicide attack claimed by the Islamic State.

Jaish chief Masood Azhar surfaces to make first speech in two decades, vows war on India

Though JeM did not release date of speech & location where it was delivered, an Indian intelligence official said it was likely held late last month at Bahawalpur in Pakistan.

After overthrowing Sheikh Hasina, my goal is to get Trump elected—Pakistani General X

As the new DG of ISI, my job is to either avoid court-martial proceedings or just exist. It turns out my seniors have set the bar very low.

Netflix IC-814 show is too gentle on ISI. Pakistani agency is still protecting Masood Azhar

In early 2000s, I saw a vehicle with speakers inviting people in Lahore to attend a gathering where Masood Azhar and other freed terrorists after the IC-814 hijack would speak about jihad.

Netflix’s ‘IC 814’ is an expensive PR job for the ISI—shows R&AW torturing civilians

Nobody involved with the show seems to have any idea of how the intelligence agencies or the Government of India function. Or, for that matter, newspaper offices.

Spies, ISI & Navy secrets, why NIA is digging deeper into 2021 Visakhapatnam espionage case

NIA's espionage case stemmed from a 2021 case lodged by Counter Intelligence Cell of Andhra Pradesh Police. Agency carried out raids in 7 states this week, even after 3 chargesheets.

A visit to Pizza Hut reversed the roles between these Indian diplomats & Pakistani agents

In ‘An Indian Woman in Islamabad’, Ruchi Ghanashyam recalls her adventures in Pakistan between 1997 and 2000, when she was stationed there as a diplomat.

With Faiz Hameed’s arrest, Pakistan Army has punished one of their own. It’s a warning

The arrest is a signal to the military fraternity—especially retired and serving officers who supported Imran Khan and stood against the current chief, General Asim Munir—to mend their ways.

On Camera

Underlining sluggish exports, NITI Aayog flags need to jump-start India’s automotive market

Govt think tank flags India’s skewed auto export mix, warns domestic focus and high tariffs are limiting its global footprint; also highlights how auto components are a bright spot.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.