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Ex-Raw Chief Vikram Sood explains, why it's risky to permit Huawei in India

Ex-RAW boss explains, why it’s risky to permit Huawei in India

10:15 pm October 8, 2020

New Delhi: Former R&AW chief Vikram Sood says there are several powerful reasons – strategic, technological, geopolitical and legal – to suggest that it that could be risky to permit Chinese telecom major Huawei, with its state-structured backing, to launch operations in India’s critical infrastructure. His assessment comes at a time when the government is […]

Cabinet approves cyber security pact with Japan

7:50 pm October 7, 2020

New Delhi: The union cabinet on Wednesday approved signing of an agreement with Japan that is aimed at enhancing cooperation in emerging technologies, protection of critical infrastructure, cyberspace and to mitigate threats to communication networks, the government said. It said India and Japan are committed to an “open, interoperable, free, fair, secure and reliable” cyberspace […]

US, Australia, India, Japan discuss China’s growing power

7:01 pm October 6, 2020

TOKYO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that China’s increasingly assertive actions across the region make it more critical then ever for the four Indo-Pacific nations known as the Quad to cooperate to protect their partners and their people from Chinese “exploitation, corruption and coercion.” Pompeo made the remark at a meeting in […]

Bluefin tuna in focus as Japan seeks boost to catch limits

6:57 pm October 6, 2020

MITO, Japan: Countries involved in managing bluefin tuna fisheries are set to face-off over a Japanese proposal to raise its catch quotas for the fish, highly prized for sushi and sashimi. At an online meeting that began Tuesday, Japan is seeking to raise its catch limits for both smaller and larger bluefin tuna by 20%. […]

India funds restoration of pagodas in Myanmar

7:25 pm October 5, 2020

New Delhi: The Indian government is working on the restoration and conservation of pagodas in Myanmar that suffered damages due to a severe earthquake four years ago, officials said. The project, fully funded by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), had commenced in January 2020, but had to be suspended after the coronavirus pandemic hit […]