Articles

03 May

2010

Bug Brother Is Listening

CELL phone recorders, voice loggers, off-the-air monitoring devices, intercepted emails — the latest James Bond blockbuster? No. It’s just another day in the life of Indian intelligence agencies. The past week witnessed much handwringing, shock, anger and a sense of betrayal among the political class and the human rights lobby over the alleged tapping of phones of not only Opposition leaders but even some Congress bigwigs.