Several foreign diplomats in New Delhi have expressed concerns over new revelations that ambassadors from China, Iran, Afghanistan, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan were listed as potential targets for snooping by a client of Israel's NSO Group, which developed Pegasus spyware. Another diplomatic source pointed out that the inviolability of “diplomatic communication” was guaranteed under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The foreign missions listed as potential surveillance targets have so far refused to officially comment on the allegations. French publication Le Monde reported on Monday that the diplomats featured in the list of snooping targets, and were apparently monitored at the behest of the Indian government. “The numbers of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and several of his ambassadors in India appear in the list as potential targets.

Source: The Nation July 20, 2021 08:48 UTC