In the six-episode series, Pratik Gandhi plays R&AW agent Vishnu Shankar, who embarks on a high-risk mission to stop Pakistan from developing a nuclear weapon.
OTT shows fare better than films when it comes to the depiction of intelligence officers. 'We're regular people, many even with a paunch and even terrified of our wives,' said former officer.
Senior officers at R&AW do not know how to conduct covert operations. Many are police officers who don’t seem to understand the difference between an encounter and a covert hit.
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.
The collapse of the Japanese in Burma and the death of Bose, brought the curtain down on Talwar’s incredible career—one that had seen him work for 3 Axis intelligence services & 2 Allied ones.
Row over killing of a Sikh secessionist makes it clear global spy services are keeping a close watch on Indian ops. But experts say recent detection of networks reflect poor spycraft.
I have often felt that success for a Dalit person comes with a strange moral demand: be proof without being inconvenient. That is an impossible assignment.
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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