SECURITY SCAN 37, CCP SPY IN EVERY POCKET BATTLE AGAINST DRUGS, CHINA RUSSIA AND INDIAN NATIONAL INTERESTS

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2 Pakistanis Arrested In Greece For Plotting Terrorist Attack At Jewish Restaurant

The Greek police anti-terrorist division and the country's intelligence services dismantled a terrorist network. According to Greek police, the terrorist network was planning attacks in Greece and aimed "to cause the loss of life of innocent citizens but also to undermine the sense of security in the country," as per The Wall Street Journal report.

How To Sink A Chinese Warship? Japan Plans ‘Triple Attack’ On PLAN Vessels

Japan’s new missile projects announced last year to deter Chinese and North Korean attacks might work in tandem, along with US and Norwegian-made missile systems to primarily target People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) warships.

Biden to Stunt Growth in China for Chipmakers Getting US Funds

Commerce unveils new curbs on firms that take federal money. The Biden administration is set to unveil tight restrictions on new operations in China by semiconductor manufacturers that get federal funds to build in the US.

The $50 billion CHIPS and Science Act will bar firms that win grants from expanding output by 5% for advanced chips and 10% for older technology, according to officials at the Commerce Department, which will disburse the funds.

Beijing envoy warns Dutch of retaliation for chip curbs: ‘

Tan Jian, Chinese ambassador to the Netherlands, says export restrictions on chip technology ‘will not be without consequences’.The Dutch firm ASML is the world’s leading producer of photolithography machines crucial to making advanced microchips.

TikTok Generation: A CCP Spy  in Every Pocket

Every day that TikTok is allowed to operate in the United States is another day that China can collect data on American citizens and sharpen its ability to exploit them—especially young people. The more that TikTok becomes embedded in U.S. society, the harder it will be to uproot. Even so, there will be another TikTok. The U.S. will have ceded yet another critical digital battlespace to its adversaries. More so, U.S. policymakers have a duty to safeguard America’s social fabric and protect young citizens from the whims of a hostile, foreign nation.

TikTok’s data exploitation practices, privacy abuses, influence operations, and promotion of social contagions leave Americans vulnerable to the CCP.

Given the current threat environment, a wholesale ban of TikTok’s operations in the U.S. is the only viable option to protect the United States and Americans.

Securing The Undersea Cable Network
Over 95 percent of international telecommunications flow via a fiber-optic undersea cable network that is increasingly vulnerable to both physical (mostly submarine-based) and cyberspace-based attacks.

The mitigating measures considered range from the purely technological to the diplomatic.

Internal Security

 

Manipur fighting uphill battle against drugs

 

From 2018 till March 3 this year, 217 people have been convicted in 636 cases. But those convicted are couriers; no kingpins have been convicted due to shoddy investigation. The conviction rate is poor, with many officials authorised to seize drugs and make arrests under the NDPS Act not being very familiar with the processes involved in seizures. The public and the Centre should support the state government to win the war against drugs.

 

Manipur, which shares a 398-km border with Myanmar, is combating the menace of illicit drugs on two fronts — cultivation of poppy and ganja and conversion of opium into heroin, and smuggling of drugs from Myanmar.

 

The problem of hard drugs is now so serious that people are no longer bothered about soft drugs like ganja.Opium and ganja are mainly produced within the state, while heroin is either manufactured locally or brought from across the border. The rest all are smuggled from across the border. As the border is is loosely guarded, it is easy to cross it. Drives are conducted on a regular basis to seize illicit contraband, but the seizures are limited as illicit drugs, which originate from Manipur, are seized in neighbouring states such as Nagaland, Assam and Meghalaya. All security agencies have been empowered under the NDPS Act to seize illicit drugs and make arrests.

Less than 10 per cent of the Manipur-Myanmar border is fenced and thus it serves as the transit route for illegal drugs to the North-East from Golden Triangle, the tri-junction of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand borders.

 

Manipur DGP P. Doungel, at a press conference in January, said from January 1, 2017, till January 17, 2023, his department had arrested 2,817 people and 2,243 cases had been registered under the NDPS Act. He added that during this period, poppy plantation on 15,642 acres was destroyed, including 777 acres this year. He said the state’s ‘War on drugs 2.0’ was a serious effort to destroy poppy cultivation.

 

Manipur is facing a serious drug issue — both its use and trafficking and transportation to other states and countries. The state government needs to ensure that kingpins are convicted.

The public and the Centre should support the state government to win the war against drugs. Else, Manipur will become the gateway of illicit drugs to other parts of the country.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah lauds contribution of CRPF

​​Noting the role of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), HM said the two agencies have been acting strongly to stop funding to LWE. Shah said, the CRPF's annual celebration is being held for the first time in a LWE-affected area and that too in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. The event was held at Karanpur camp of the 201st battalion of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action(CoBRA), which is located around 20 km away from Jagdalpur, the headquarter of Bastar district.