USA

1. National Security Agency(NSA)  of America communication snooping : Boundless Informant collects information from computer and telecom services.Order of spying : Iran,Pakistan,Jordan,Egypt,India.


2. The U.S. National Security Agency snooped on the Indian embassy and considered it a “target” along with 37 other embassies and missions here, according to the latest revelations by The Guardian.The Guardian exposé on the spying methods used against embassies said a key method was code-named ‘Dropmire,’ which, according to a 2007 document, is “implanted on the Cryptofax.”It is unclear whether the Indian embassy uses such a device.

US - Russia relations

• Russia’s decision to grant asylum to the whistle-blower has strained its relationship with the U.S.


• U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision cancel a planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin early Sep 2013.It is for the first time since the end of the Cold War that a summit meeting between the Russian and U.S. leaders gets cancelled.