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No more tell-all books by retired intelligence or security officers without Modi govt nod

Govt brings retired officers under the ambit of needing clearance for publishing or making public any details regarding the affairs of their organisation.

Govt extends tenure of RAW chief Samant Goel, Intelligence Bureau head Arvind Kumar by 1 year

The extensions were announced by an official order and were cleared by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet.

Operation Eagle — The 1971 mission by RAW and Tibetan SFF that has no official record

In ‘The War That Made R&AW’, Anusha Nandakumar and Sandeep Saket write that with the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, spymaster R.N. Kao put India’s RAW on the world intelligence map.

New book traces roots of modern Indian espionage and founding of RAW

Published by Westland Publications & Golden Pen, ‘The War That Made R&AW’ by Anusha Nandakumar and Sandeep Saket will be released on 11 April on ThePrint's 'Soft Cover'.

Cow urine, milk can cure psoriasis, leprosy — Modi govt’s agency in document for exam

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

The lesson for RAW, IB from Kargil to Ladakh — fix responsibility

Our tactical-level ISR simply failed to assess or analyse any troop movement along the LAC. The PLA did not even try any deception.

Bring ‘Make in India’ for intelligence agencies. Stop overrelying on foreign vendors

India is facing massive challenges in filling the gaps in its intelligence systems; will the intrusions in Ladakh serve as India’s Sputnik?

I went to Pakistan to rescue my friend and was arrested as a spy: Hamid Ansari’s journey

Hamid Ansari writes with Geeta Mohan about how he had gone to rescue his Pakistani friend from marriage but was accused of being a R&AW spy.

Govt silent over report India tried to influence Canadian leaders through an ‘Indian editor, A.B.’

The report claimed that an editor-in-chief of an unnamed Indian newspaper, was being used for espionage and to sway Canadian politicians into supporting Indian government interests.

No IPS officer should head RAW, chief should be PM’s choice — Indira Gandhi told RN Kao

RN Kao made R&AW one of the best intelligence outfits in the world. But from very early on, it was a victim of bureaucratic apathy and peer jealousy.

On Camera

US-Pakistan romance is not new. Why does India feel betrayed?

I don’t believe that the US-India relationship has deteriorated beyond repair. There are ways of handling Trump, even if the Pakistanis have outplayed us this year.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

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...

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.