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Cyber Review - September 2024

National

Star Health sues Telegram after a hacker used app’s chatbot to leak data

Bharat’s insurance company— Star Health has sued Telegram application and an unknown hacker who was using chatbots on the messaging app to....

October 28, 2024 India , China , Iran , Singapore , Scotland , U.S. , cybersecurity , Bharat , Cyber , VIF Cyber Review , Lenovo , Airtel , Deepfake , IRGC.

Neighborhood News Digest- 16 August 2024

Afghanistan

3rd Anniversary of Islamic Emirate's Return to Power Celebrated-Tolo News

The 14th of August, the 24th of Asad, marked the third anniversary of the Islamic Emirate's return to power in Afghanistan, which was commem....

August 16, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , U.S. , India-Bangladesh , Malnutrition , Sri Lanka Presidential Election , interim Government , Third Anniversary , Forgotten Crisis , Court Marshal , Afghanistan-Pakistan Border , Maldives-US Relations , Maldives Environment Ministry.

Africa's Continental Divide: The Birth of a New Geopolitical Era of Prospects and Challenges

Arindam Goswami Article

Abstract

The African continent has been regarded as a unified landmass for centuries, sheltering diverse cultures, resources, and languages. However, recent geological studies have revealed the birth of a rare and extraordinary phenomenon o....

April 10, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , India , China , Maritime Security , Africa , International order , Borders , U.S. , EEZ , African Union , East African Rift System

Balloon Surveillance and the Near Space Region

Air Marshal Rajesh Kumar (Retd) Article

With the US shooting down a fourth unidentified object over US airspace on 11 Feb 2023, it has been an unprecedented week or so for NORAD and the homeland defence. Among the four objects that have been brought down is the well publicised Chinese ball....

February 20, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , China , U.S. , LAC , Ladakh , ISR , balloon , near space

China: Daily Scan, August 26, 2022

Chinese premier stresses importance of agricultural science, technology: Xinhuanet

August 25, 2022

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday stressed the importance of agricultural science and technology, calling for efforts to pro....

August 26, 2022 India , Australia , Taiwan , Beijing , BRI , U.S. , Venezuela , China Daily Digest , Uyghurs , Britain

China: Daily Scan, April 20, 2022

Xi stresses enhancing digital gov't construction, advancing fiscal reforms: Xinhuanet

April 20, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday stressed efforts to enhance the building of a digital government and advance fiscal sys....

April 20, 2022 Australia , Japan , Ukraine , Hong Kong , U.S. , Shanghai , China Daily Digest , Tesla , Suzhou , Lianhua Qingwen , Meng Fanli , SOE

Changing Dimensions of Information Warfare

Devsena Mishra Article

The changing character of war and its emerging dimensions which are often referred to as grey zone, non-contact, cyber, and information warfare, are fuelling some serious debates/actions across the world and these aspects are now a part of every coun....

January 27, 2022 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , India , China , Russia , Information Warfare , U.S. , strategic technology

China’s Communist Party Celebrates its Centenary-What Next?

Jayadeva Ranade Article

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s centenary celebrations were extensively covered in the Chinese media. Xi Jinping, who holds China’s three top positions of CCP General Secretary, Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and Chinese Pr....

September 21, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Xi Jinping , CCP , PLA , BRI , Covid , U.S. , Centenary goals

The Disarray in the Gulf Cooperation Council

Amb K P Fabian Article

The 5th of June 2020 marks a sad day in the annals of the 6-member GCC (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain) founded in 1981. On 5th June 2017 the Crown Princes of Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. broke off relations with ....

June 12, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Iran , Qatar , GCC , Saudi Arabia , Arab Spring , U.S. , Muslim Brotherhood , 13 Demands and Ultimatum , Gas Fields , Al Jazeera

Tale of Panchatantra and The Wuhan Virus | A Poem

Amb Kanwal Sibal

Getting the right perspective when Such pandemic starts to unfold, Of Elephant and the blind men Is tale that needs to be retold. How leaders felt the pachyderm In parts but could not see the whole, And let this deadly Chinese germ I....

May 15, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , India , Pakistan , British , Italy , Spain , Brazil , France , Elephant and blind men , Chinese germ , Sweden , Korea , U.S.