To be honest, I did wondered why many countries in the world always showed so much compassion to a small country. Israel has never had this great power than ever before. Still, many countries did came forward in unison with this small country and show utmost care as if it was one of the most powerful country in the world. Reading the New York Times report last day, yes, there is something this country hold that is catastrophic. The Pegasus.
Pegasus is basically a spyware, to those who don’t know I think I should clarify. There is many spyware that we could download from chrome or safari, which is true. But Pegasus is no ordinary spyware. It’s a very powerful spyware that it could track down anyone in the world. And that itself is what makes it dangerous. There were many rumours of spywares and data tracking even before Pegasus. We have heard a lot from the whistleblowers like Snowden and Julian Assange. But this one is technically Huge.
There were many Rumours regarding the “Unholy Relationship” Between India and Israel. The New York Times Report last day did blew the whistle and confirmed about this. India did bought Pegasus Software From Israel. Correction, The Prime Minister Modi did bought pegasus software from Israel.
When an acquisition like this came against the central government of India, the opposition party did filed a charge against this in the Supreme Court of India. The reply of the central government to whether they bought this spyware was, its something regarding the national security of the country and cannot be revealed. At that time itself the government was like half agreeing tooth fact that they did bought the software. If they haven’t bought the software they could have told so directly. Right now through New York Times the whole world did came to know about the fact that India did bought this software.
in 2017 when an Indian PM visited Israel, it was history. It was the first time an Indian PM visited Israel. Nobody find anything strange about that visit at least that time. India keep supporting Israel in many world stages despite any notable contribution by Israel to India. Later on Benjamin Netanyahu visited India later which also made some press attention. India kept on supporting Israel, especially on Palestine conflicts and also in United Nation. Israel Kept on supporting India when Pakistan and china made a tension on borders by saying that if any country attack India, Israel will provide with any reinforcements and ammunitions needed. When both countries supported each other like this, nobody guessed about this being a type of “Friends with Benefits Type” of Relationship.
What Makes this a big deal is, in future the wars between countries will never be the way you think it is. During the older times, people used swords for wars. Then came the era of Kalashnikovs and other guns and people fought war with these weapons. But the time has changed. In this new generation of the world, the war between countries would be a cyber warfare. The time of collecting ammo’s and making nukes are over. The whole world is now connected as one in Internet. Making a cyber warfare would lead to a very devastating conditions the Gen-Z could even think of.
India making a relationship with Israel to buy a spyware is very unfortunate. Its not the fact it is Israel. It is the fact that India trying to buy a spyware is condemnable. Using the term National Security for the sake of spying over people is not justifiable. Maybe it is being used for national security. But a spyware this powerful like pegasus, we cannot guarantee it is not misused.
Thank You for Reading
Nithin George