Indian Embassy Employee in Moscow Arrested for Spying for Pakistan

An employee at India’s embassy in Moscow was arrested for allegedly spying for Pakistan, a development that could sour relations between the South Asian neighbors.

Satyendra Siwal, a security assistant in the Moscow embassy, was arrested Sunday after Indian officials found that he was working on behalf of Pakistan’s spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence Agency, according to a statement from the Uttar Pradesh police. Siwal, who’s been posted in Moscow since 2021, is suspected of leaking information about India’s defense and foreign relations, the police said in the statement.