'Yes, India Bought Pegasus': Israeli Reporter Who Helped Break NYT Story Speaks to The Wire

Name: Yes, India Bought Pegasus: Israeli Reporter Who Helped Break NYT Story Speaks to The Wire - The Wire
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Description: The targeting of journalists, politicians and human rights defenders was a violation of the End Use Agreement that India signed with the Israeli Ministry of Defence, which stipulated that Pegasus could only be used against terrorists and organised crime.

The targeting of journalists, politicians and human rights defenders was a violation of the End Use Agreement that India signed with the Israeli Ministry of Defence, which stipulated that Pegasus could only be used against terrorists and organised crime.

Siddharth Varadarajan

yes india bought pegasus israeli reporter who helped break nyt story speaks to the wire

Indian leadership showed 'specific interest' in Pegasus, paid millions in 2017 for a 'multi-year contract' that allows Indian intelligence agencies to target up to 50 phones simultaneously with spyware attacks, Ronen Bergman tells The Wire's founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan.

Read the NYT report here. Read the transcript of this interview here.

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