39-year-old Vikash Yadav, a former CRPF and former R&AW agent, made it to the FBI’s most wanted poster, charged with ‘murder for hire’ in connection with an alleged assassination plot against US lawyer Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
In Episode 1540, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks back at the assassination of Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Singh Sandhu, his family, & their stirring 1990-1991 story.
Though Indian govt has conveyed that it no longer employs Vikash Yadav, US wants speedy probe into plot to assassinate SFJ founder Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, it is learnt.
Chargesheet against Vikash Yadav states that ex-RAW official accused by US in foiled plot to assassinate Pannun admitted to kidnapping and extorting Delhi-based cafe owner.
State Dept says ‘valuable engagement’ took place between US authorities & Indian high-level inquiry committee looking into alleged murder-for-hire plot, and expects to see further steps.
Cabinet Secretariat delayed Yadav's confirmation after he transferred from CRPF in 2013. In 2023, he was suspended in light of US's 'Pannun plot' allegations & later arrested in local case.
1st request made in 2018 was rejected in 2019. An appeal filed in 2021 was rejected in 2022 citing 'insufficient evidence to prove links with terror attacks or its funding', it is learnt.
Report says National Security and Intelligence Adviser Nathalie G. Drouin and dy minister David Morrison shared sensitive information on 'Indian interference' with Washington Post.
To believe that educated Indians will never question their government is silly. We question the government every single day. Currently, we are worried about how our spy agencies are run.
Family of ex-spy Vikash Yadav, charged by US in Pannun case, is left bewildered. Mother says entire family has been in govt service, father was BSF officer, brother is with Haryana Police.
The BCCI decision has given new life to the lunatic fringe of the Hindu Right. It now has the confidence to force policy changes in accordance with its communal campaigns.
The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
Yes . We have to learn a lot . But we also had our breakthroughs about CIA agents .