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New Delhi: Unlike the Western countries, the retired spies of India rarely write books
on their past operations or work. But, a few dare to write giving some juicy, thrilling
details of their life as spies. Some focus on certain issues and some write on everything
they have seen, heard and experienced while working as top spies of India.
Former RAW chief A K Dulat has created some media sensation by writing a book on his
tenure as the RAW chief and before that IB station head in Kashmir. His book Kashmir:
The Vajpayee Years talks about the handling of Indian Airlines flight hijack in 1999,
militancy in Kashmir, Rubaiya Sayeed abduction and many other things of those
turbulent period. Dulat has defended the release of terrorists by the then Vajpayee
government to secure the safe release of Indian passengers on board.

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In the last ten years there have been four books on the RAW by former RAW operatives.
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intelligence agency. The book titled "India's External Intelligence: Secrets of Research
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at a senior level. Though not an insider, he was part of the organisation for a little less
than four years and was able to see its functioning from close quarters.
Since he was concerned with signal intelligence rather than human intelligence
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Some of the hitherto untold stories recounted in the book are: 1. How equipment was

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purchased from foreign companies at prices that were more ten times the market price
by altering technical parameters. 2. How the security of the Prime Minister was almost
compromised for a few pieces of silver. 3. The circumstances leading to the death of one
of RAW's brightest officers, Vipin Handa. 4. The stories of moles in the country's top
intelligence agencies, including that of Rabinder Singh. 5. The bitter rivalry between RAW
and IB, and its effects. 6. The modus operandi of foreign intelligence agencies in
recruiting moles in India. After he made these sensation revelations, he was allegedly

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Mission R&AW by another former RAW officer R K Yadav came out in May 2014.

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According to Amazon, this book would probably be the first eye opening account which
has unlocked the main achievements and failures of Indian intelligence including IB and

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R&AW. There had been various assumptions, apprehensions and pretensions about the
myths and realities of our intelligence among media, security analysts and in defence
forces which have been threadbare for the public of this country in general and for the
new generation in particular.
It begins as to how the 'Thuggi and Dacoity' Department created by the British in 1904
took the shape of Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) on September 21, 1968 which

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proved one of the most formidable intelligence agency of the world. Its founder RN Kao
proved one of the most outstanding and legendary intelligence icon which has no
parallel in the intelligence fraternity of the world.
He outclassed Richard Helms of CIA and many other contemporaries of MI6 of Britain
and Mossad of Israel while merging a territory of 3000 sq. miles of Sikkim within the
Indian territory. There is no other example in the world intelligence as to how R&AW and

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its icon RN Kao carried out this task in the face of an imminent threat by China on its
border. This book also reveals Kao's heroics in the liberation of Bangladesh which was
also a monumental contribution.
This book also unfolds as to how Article 370 was enacted for the ego problem of Sheikh
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treason by IB. There had been numerous stories criticizing IB for its failure to provide
adequate intelligence during the 1962 War with China and 1965 War with Pakistan.
This book has given credible instances and information which indicate that there was no
civil intelligence failure but the army bosses failed to use the inputs in the forward
areas. Factual details as to how CIA hoodwinked the R&AW Joint Secretary Rabinder
Singh and took him to USA through Nepal are also given in a separate chapter.
In addition to these achievements, the book has portrayed decline of the quality of
intelligence which has now denigrated to a level which needs urgent reforms otherwise
future of R&AW would be gloomy. Some insights of R&AW could be lethal to some
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individuals but in fact these are the real facts for which the author has no regret to
reveal in national interest and for the attention of coming generation of intelligence
officers.
These revelations make a strong case for bringing the intelligence agencies of India
under Parliament scrutiny like CIA of USA and other such agencies of the world
democracies otherwise the happenings like attack on Parliament or 26/11 terrorist act
of Mumbai are unlikely to be thwarted in future. Another seasoned spy master B Raman
used to write extensively on both internal and external security till his death, last year.
Another top RAW officer Amar Bhushan came out with his book Escape to Nowhere in
2012. It is a fictionalised account of the real life escape of a CIA mole (a double agent) in
the RAW Rabinder Singh in 2004. This books gives a detailed account of the RAW
functioning and how Rabinder Singh hoodwinked RAWs counter intelligence agents and
escaped to America via Nepal.
Two years ago, speaking to Outlook magazine he said I am proud of my services to the
nation. But I cant talk about the operations I undertook or even my foreign postings. A
spys family and friends are in the dark about his activities. Ninety five per cent of the
office doesnt know what he is doing. He is not supposed to share his joy, sorrow and
exasperation even with his wife. The work culture can be really suffocating. Many spies
become loners.
Amar Bhushan who claims that he now leads a quiet retired life at his native village in
Jharkhand stays away from the media and public. Not much is known about his
whereabouts. He proves that most of them are once a spy, always a spy!

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Read more details in today's TOI. BJP was so incompetent that they released 5 militants
instead of only 1 that pakistan wanted because they messed up the whole situation. The
punjab police told center that they are ready to storm the aircraft using commandos to stop it
from flying but BJP could not take a decision and kept debating as they only like to talk, though
they always talk about being decisive, tough and patriotic.
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You do realise that you are faulting Vajpayee, Advani etc. who've become your
favourites since they are always reluctant to attack your Italian barmaid boss, and her
family directly. But you are trying to pass on the blame to Narendra Modi, who has
already shown with the Myanmar operations, that he is a different person altogether.

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