Here is another article looking at the impact of the NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware.
India’s battle with Pegasus tells a bigger tale of tech laws • The Register
Commercial spyware – buy it (if you are an approved government or law enforcement agency) and start spying. The allegations are that the party in power, in India, has bought Pegasus and is using it to spy on the political opposition – the government will not confirm buying Pegasus, let alone admitting what it is using it for.