As the leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue grouping of Australia, Japan, India and the United States — also known as the Quad — meet in Tokyo Tuesday for their second in-person summit, after the last one in Washington in September 2021 (they had met once in a virtual summit in March 2021), here is … Read more
While the last two years of the pandemic have accelerated the adoption of digital technologies globally, it has also brought forth a new host of cybersecurity issues. Reports of ransomware attacks, data thefts, phishing attempts, etc, have showcased how vulnerable companies and users are to these threats. The most recent spate of high-profile attacks was … Read more
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi goes for a three-day, three-country visit to Europe, newly appointed Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said on Sunday that the PM will “exchange perspectives” on the issue of Ukraine, apart from structure and strengthen bilateral partnership . Modi, in his departure statement on Sunday, did not mention the Russia-Ukraine conflict … Read more
India and EU agreed last week to jointly address challenges to their free and open societies from, among other things, aggressive behavior of authoritarian regimes, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in an exclusive interview for TOI’s Sachin Parashar.Von der Leyen, who has accused Russia of using gas as an instrument of blackmail, … Read more
Addressing his first public rally since the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) formed a government in Punjab, AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal lashed out at the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in Gujarat on Sunday, mocking it for “creating a world record in paper leaks” and criticizing the “derelict condition of schools and … Read more