🪖 Indians fighting for Russia? 🇮🇳 

Plus: US Army analyst sells loyalty for $42,000

Hi there! 👋 French Space Command faces off against the U.S.-led red team in Europe's largest space wargames, battling everything from jammed communications to potentially hostile satellites. 

US Army intelligence analyst Korbein Schultz was arrested for conspiring to sell sensitive defense information to China. Schultz. Apparently, selling your loyalty and committing treason comes with only a $42,000 price tag. Happy reading!

Today’s edition is a 4.7 minute read: 

• 🇫🇷 France: France and the USA are gearing-up for a cosmic clash in the ‘AsterX’ space wargaming. The French side will simulate facing-off against a potentially hostile satellite armed with a robotic arm that has the capability of de-orbiting satellites.

• 🇺🇸 United States: Uncle Sam Smelled a rat. US Army intelligence analyst Korbein Schultz was arrested for conspiring to sell sensitive intel to China. Schultz pocketed $42,000 for dishing out US plans in the event that Taiwan was invaded.

- The WarLytics Team

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📰 THE WORLD TODAY

1. 🇷🇺 Russia: Russia foil a planned terrorist attack on a synagogue in its capital. As Moscow struggles to pacify Islamic extremists within its borders, multiple states are issuing warnings to their citizens to avoid travel to Russia, or attending large gatherings.

2. 🇭🇹 Haiti: In the ongoing saga of Haiti's street drama, gangs take center stage, unleashing attacks on police stations and leaving the capital in disarray. As the chaos unfolds, the Dominican Republic decides they'd rather not host the headliner and has closed its borders.

3. 🇨🇾 Cyprus: The US plans to build a floating dock off Gaza to assist delivering humanitarian aid. It remains risky business, as big questions remain around what happens to the aid once it gets to the dock. Straight into Hamas’s hands? US boots on the ground? Nobody knows.

4. 🇺🇦 Ukraine: Biden's climate envoy, John Kerry, implies that Russia's invasion of Ukraine would go down smoother if they released a climate plan. Could a war’s environmental friendliness trump its moral depravity? Kerry seems to think it would at least help!

5. 🇨🇳 China: Xi Jinping gives pep talk for the People’s Liberation Army. The usual babble about “deepening reform” and the “sense of mission” aside, Xi emphasized his priority for using AI in warfare, promoting innovation, and developing “new types of combat forces.”

DEEP DIVE

Indians duped into fighting in the Russia-Ukraine war

Background

• The death of a second Indian in the Russia-Ukraine conflict highlights the risks to Indians recruited to work with the Russian military.

• Reports revealed dozens of Indians stuck at the frontlines, prompting the CBI to raid visa recruiters for human trafficking and deceit.

• Many were misled by ads promising safe military jobs away from the frontlines, with hints at opportunities in European Schengen States.

• The Indian government and embassy are now working for the early discharge of these individuals, following the emergence of videos showing Indians in live conflict zones.

Key Takeaways:

• The Indian government's response to the crisis, including issuing advisories against such job offers, has been criticized as delayed and inadequate.

• Families of the deceased, from Surat and Hyderabad, are awaiting the repatriation of their bodies, and others have been seriously injured.

• The actual number of Indians lured into danger zones may exceed 100, contradicting the government's vague estimates.

• Questions arise about the government's inability to more effectively negotiate with Russia for their citizens' return and the paradox of facilitating recruitment to another conflict zone in Israel.

• A call for a more transparent and humane policy to protect Indian citizens abroad, emphasizing the importance of safeguarding Indian lives and preventing future recruitment into conflict zones.

🌏 ON ANOTHER NOTE…

1.  🇹🇼 Taiwan: Taiwan and Northrop Grumman are teaming up for a glitzy makeover of the E-2K Hawkeye fleet. The Republic of China Air Force wants to spruce up its surveillance game, deeming the current fleet a bit too vintage.

2. 🇲🇲 Myanmar: Myanmar's youth are pulling a Houdini to escape the military's conscription plan. Desperate to avoid mandatory service, they're storming foreign missions for visas, with a few tragic casualties in the passport office hustle. Meanwhile, a university in Thailand is drowning in Myanmar applicants.

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