How and Why did Arnab Goswami Get Intel on Balakot Strike?

Republic TV's editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami has again landed in hot water. Arnab's alleged WhatsApp chat with former BARC chairman Partha Dasgupta has been leaked on social media, which shows that Arnab knew about the Balakot airstrike from before. After this leak, serious questions are being raised over the nation's security as well as how and why a journalist acquired such privileged information. NewsClick speaks to senior journalist Paranjay Guha Thakurta on these issues.

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Pegasus Deposition

Link of the recording of the 70-minute deposition on 14 February 2022 by Paranjoy Guha Thakurta to the Supreme Court-appointed committee headed by Justice (retired) R V Raveendran on allegations of misuse of the Israeli Pegasus spyware on Indian citizens: https://pegasus-india-investigation.in/depositions/paranjoy-guha-thakurta-statement/