NEW DELHI TIMES R.N.I. No 53449/91 DL-SW-01/4124/17-19 (Monday/Tuesday same week) (Published Every Monday) New Delhi Page 16 Rs. 7.00 30 December 2019 - 5 January 2020 Vol - 29 No. 48 Email : [email protected] Founder : Dr. Govind Narain Srivastava ISSN -2349-1221 Inclusiveness of Indian India-Russia Defence civilization gives it a Cooperation gets a boost During the 20th India–Russia Annual Summit unique identity held in Vladivostok-which was attended by Inclusiveness has always been a predominant Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and characteristic of Indian civilization. The Russian President Vladimir Putin- an India- recently passed Citizenship Amendment Act Russia Joint Statement was issued. The Joint (CAA) by the Indian Parliament stipulates Statement mentioned that India-Russia close that Hindu, Christian, Buddhist... cooperation in military... By Dr. Ankit Srivastava Page 3 By NDT Bureau Page 2 Shameful surveillance at Balochistan University By NDT Pakistan Bureau Page 2 Witnessing acts of animal abuse Trying and not crying drives Ummah is dead, but humanity lead to violent behaviour success won’t shed tears All of us want peace on earth but, as we grow in size, What good could be attained when we miss the chance of Pakistan decided not to attend the Kuala Lumpur Summit of we humans have become more distressed and more apart climbing the ladder of success just because of the limited December 18 2019 and conveyed the withdrawal to Malaysian from each other. While we live together like... amount of efforts put by us in attaining our goals... Prime Minister Mahathir and Turkish President... By Smt. 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The University Kaye’s call. an investigation should be initiated. of Balochistan’s case is only the proverbial [email protected] tip of the iceberg of privacy violations in Pakistan has acquired from Canadian Violation of privacy is also practised Pakistan. company Sandvine, a surveillance technology elsewhere. States use similar tactics to U sama Khilji, the Director of Bolo Bhi- called Web Monitoring System (WMS). silence dissent, criticism, and demands for an advocacy forum for digital rights- Portable smartphones enabled social media Pakistan Telecom Authority has already rights and human security. in a write-up in Pakistan daily Dawn dated access to revolutionise, democratise and presented the WMS in the Islamabad High December 22, 2019, made a strong case empower citizens with the potential to disrupt court in a writ petition “for monitoring/ Some South Asian activists gathered in Nepal against violation of rights by Pakistan power structures. But given their access to curbing of grey traffic and to assist blocking and declared a ‘democracy emergency’ in through surveillance technology. The fetish resources and power, states quickly grabbed of content on unsecured sites”. That clearly the region. The author desires solidarity and fascination impact the dignity and establishes the link between surveillance among citizens. privacy of citizens and reduces them to and censorship. subjects of the big brother that is not only The state actors who have access to critical watching but also listening. There have been multiple leaks of intimate information about citizens must be accountable. CCTV footage of people captured by the Any misuse of surveillance technology such The officials at the University of Balochistan ‘safe city’ invasive cameras that intrusively as in the University of Balochistan, or Pegasus have installed secret cameras in private flash at every passing vehicle on major virus infection through WhatsApp video calls areas, including bathrooms, to film students- roads of Pakistani cities. This makes private must be punished. and are subsequently using those illegally footage of citizens available to officials for recorded videos to blackmail students into abuse. Social media companies must ensure security giving sexual favours. Such gross perversion of critical infrastructure and user data against by men in a position of power exploits the The victims of illegal filming, blackmail, and hackers. Surveillance technology providers vulnerability of innocent students. harassment at the University of Balochistan should have regulation by high standards of have displayed the courage to speak up. human rights. The sale of technology that WhatsApp has revealed that surveillance violates rights should be curbed through technology from Israeli NSO Group Pegasus Photo Credit : Getty Images They seek punishment for officials’ perverse rights-friendly licensing terms and export is being installed through a missed video back that power to invoke fear amongst the abuse of authority as the dignity of students regulations. WhatsApp call on a target’s phone for users of technology. as well as female higher education enrolment sophisticated attacks. are adversely affected. Most importantly, states need to be held David Kaye - the UN Special Rapporteur on accountable for abusing the data of citizens The malware then opens access to all the the Promotion and Protection of the Right As students took out a solidarity march at a micro-level and carrying out mass data of the target’s phone to the attackers. to Freedom of Opinion and Expression- demanding an end to surveillance on campuses, surveillance at a macro-level. The NSO Group sells the surveillance has called for a “global moratorium on their leaders were identified using the safe city technology only to states for dedicated the sale, transfer, and use of surveillance cameras installed on Lahore’s boulevards and The importance of protecting the privacy of sophisticated research on suspect groups. An technology until human rights-compliant cases were registered against them. The state citizens within the framework of laws can investigation by WhatsApp and the Toronto- regulatory frameworks are in place”. The continues to trample fundamental rights through never be overemphasized. India-Russia Defence Cooperation gets a boost India and Russia expressed their commitment between their Armed Forces and recognized ◆ By NDT Bureau will identify the OEMs in the next few to upgrading their defence cooperation, the requirement of an institutional months who can partner in production of @NewDelhiTimes including by fostering joint development arrangement for reciprocal provision of these spares. We are eager to see several and production of military equipment, logistic support and services for the Armed [email protected] joint industrial activities in India on the components and spare parts, improve the Forces. The two countries also agreed to basis of the agreement in near future,” the after-sales service system and continue prepare a framework for cooperation on Indian Defence Minister said. uring the 20th India–Russia Annual holding regular joint exercises of the Armed reciprocal logistics support. D Summit held in Vladivostok-which was Forces of the two countries. The two countries A day later, Rajnath Singh co-chaired attended by Indian Prime Minister Narendra agreed to take forward ongoing engagement After meeting with Russian President the 9th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin- to encourage joint manufacturing in India Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi remarked: Commission on Military and Military an India-Russia Joint Statement was issued. of spare parts, components, aggregates and “Even in the strategic areas like defence, Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC) today’s agreement on the manufacturing of meeting along with Russian Defence spare parts of Russian equipment by Joint Minister General Sergey Shoigu. The Indian Ventures of both the countries in India Defence Minister highlighted the importance will promote the industry. This agreement of the Inter-Governmental Agreement on and the joint venture of the AK-203 earlier manufacturing of spares, components and this year are steps that are giving our aggregates in India through joint ventures defence cooperation a solid foundation that would reduce cost, timelines of supply of co-manufacturing outside the limited and result in progressive indigenisation. environment of Buyer-Seller”. This agreement is expected to provide a major boost to the ‘Make in India’ initiative. In November 2019, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited Russia and highlighted On December 23 2019, the Indian Ministry the significance of the Intergovernmental of Defence formulated a set of guidelines Agreement (IGA) on Mutual Cooperation which provide a framework for “various in Joint Manufacturing of Spares, activities towards the realisation of contracts” Components, Aggregates and other material under the IGA. As per the guidelines, Indian related to Russian or Soviet Origin Arms military service headquarters and state-owned and