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Topic: RAW

Thoughtless banter, 15 mins of fame, Nusrat Mirza maligns Hamid Ansari’s ‘spotless’ image

From generals to journalists, Pakistanis are going all out to call Nusrat Mirza's claims fabricated and dubious.

Tapan Deka appointed new IB director, RAW chief Samant Goel gets one-year extension

Deka, a 1988 batch Himachal Pradesh cadre IPS officer, will succeed incumbent Intelligence Bureau Director Arvind Kumar, whose tenure ends on 30 June.

RAW chief Goel could be longest-serving in decades, but Modi govt undecided on another extension

Samant Goel's tenure will end on 30 June unless he gets extension. Only a handful of RAW chiefs, such as founder R.N. Kao, have held the post for more than 3 years.

India shakes the Foreign Hand—Nehru to Modi, PMs have deepened ties with Western spies

Even as Indian governments have warned of the peril from the Foreign Hand, they’ve been warmly shaking hands with it for a while now.

Pegasus is seducing, but good intelligence isn’t just tech. India needs more than software

Things truly important aren’t discussed on the phone. India should introduce institutional reforms its intelligence services desperately need.

Don’t just look at defence budget. India’s intelligence services, police desperately need funds

India’s only security challenge isn’t on the LAC. There’s chronic anaemia in India’s police and intelligence services.

Book on Kashmir puts author’s father, an ex-RAW official, in spotlight

Twitter posts question 'ethical obligation' of Saiba Varma who recently released a book on Kashmir, note that she should have disclosed her father worked with RAW in the Valley.

Off The Cuff with Adrian Levy

Adrian Levy, journalist and author, was our guest at ThePrint’s latest edition of Off The Cuff. In a conversation with Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, Levy...

Pulwama attack an attempt by external forces to bring India-Pakistan to war: Author Adrian Levy

Speaking at ThePrint's 'Off The Cuff', author and journalist Adrian Levy discussed the 2019 Pulwama attack, 2001 Parliament attack and the machinations of RAW and ISI.

SubscriberWrites: Why India must restructure RAW, recruit agents from different backgrounds

Like the US, India should have a wall of honour for agents who sacrifice their lives to ensure there is no war with Pakistan, writes Jay Desai.

On Camera

Free UPI was a revolution. Now costs are piling up, quality is slipping

The RBI Governor would do well to reinitiate earlier attempts to create competition for UPI. It would improve quality and security.

Over six-fold spike in digital transactions since 2019-20, govt informs Parliament

Govt says digital payments also uplift under-served communities by providing them financial footprint that can be used to assess credit worthiness in absence of traditional documents.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.