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Nita Ambani, The Met and Smuggling of Indian Antiques

Nita Ambani, The Met & Smuggling of Indian Antiques

The wife of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, also Asia’s richest businessman; Nita Ambani, has been elected to the board of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), New York for her commitment to preserve and promote India’s art and culture. The Met however, is known to be involved in smuggling

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How Chinese Dams are causing Droughts in Asia

How Chinese Dams Are Causing Droughts In Asia

Ever since China erected a cascade of giant dams on the Mekong, droughts have become more frequent and intense in the downriver countries like India. Although China has promised to release more dam water for the drought-stricken countries, this offer only highlights their newfound reliance on Chinese goodwill — a

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Twitter employees caught Spying for Saudi Arabia

Former Twitter Employees Caught Spying For Saudi Arabia

Two former Twitter employees have been caught spying for Saudi Arabia. Company workers reportedly obtained personal account information of critics of the government in the Kingdom. Former Twitter employees caught Spying for Saudi Arabia Two former Twitter employees have been charged with spying after they reportedly obtained personal account information

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Did Kudankulam hackers steal India's thorium secrets

Did Kudankulam Hackers Steal India’s Thorium Secrets?

After the cyberattack at Kudankulam, Indian authorities responsible for the security of the Nuclear power plant have admitted to their administrative system being breached by malware, although the actual damage assessment is yet to be determined. Meanwhile, the cybersecurity community is concerned whether the Kudankulam hackers did steal India’s thorium

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Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant hit by Cyberattack

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Hit By Cyberattack

India’s second nuclear power unit stopped operating on 19th October 2019. It is suspected that the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant was hit by a cyberattack and the authorities were already alerted of the threat months in advance. Even as cybersecurity experts were investigating the case, the authorities were quick to

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S400 Deal - Will US Sanction Reliance Defense

The S400 Deal – Will US Sanction Reliance Defense?

The fall of th S400 deal would mean a major setback for Anil Ambani’s. If the deal doesn’t get a waiver and India still goes ahead Ambani’s Rafale deal gets hit. India can easily find an alternative to S400 but that’d destroy Reliance Defense. The question is will US sanction Reliance

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Kurds & Kurdistan - A Geopolitical Perspective

Kurds & Kurdistan – A Geopolitical Perspective

Who are the Kurds? Why should the overthrow of the Syrian government be their objective? Are they on a quest for Kurdistan or are they just pawns in the game of geopolitical players? What are the implications of the Turkish Operation Peace Spring for India? Historical accounts of the Kurds

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Operation Timber Sycamore

Operation Timber Sycamore – The Shadow War In Syria

Operation Timber Sycamore is the codename of a covert operation officially authorized by Obama in June 2013 to train and equip the anti-Assad rebellion, but which actually started in October 2011, when the CIA was operating via Britain’s MI6 to avoid having to notify Congress that it was arming the rebels in Syria. Originally, the CIA and

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