News for '-research-and-analysis-wing'

Pak army links India with Taliban in N Waziristan

Pak army links India with Taliban in N Waziristan

Rediff.com3 Mar 2010

The Pakistan political leadership may be calling for 'peace talks' with India, but the country's military continues to spread propaganda by dropping pamphlets in North Waziristan that link the Taliban with India's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing.

Trailer: Bard of Blood looks thrilling

Trailer: Bard of Blood looks thrilling

Rediff.com23 Aug 2019

Emraan Hashmi, Sobhita Dhulipala and Vineet Kumar take us on a thrilling undercover mission in the Web series, Bard of Blood.

Ex-RAW official creates ruckus in Delhi high court

Ex-RAW official creates ruckus in Delhi high court

Rediff.com20 Jan 2011

A former woman intelligence officer belonging to Research and Analysis Wing on Thursday created a ruckus in a courtroom in the Delhi high court, prompting the judge to order that she undergo a mental health check-up.

PM calls CCS meet as Kashmir burns

PM calls CCS meet as Kashmir burns

Rediff.com7 Jul 2010

Chief of Army General VK Singh and heads of the Intelligence Bureau and Research and Analysis Wing will also attend the meeting where Chidambaram would give his ministry's assessment of the situation in the valley. The CCS would also discuss the request for army assistance sought by and Kashmir Chief Ministe Omar Abdullah to help control the vloatile situation in the state

Pakistan rejects India's request for consular access to Indian 'spy' Jadhav

Pakistan rejects India's request for consular access to Indian 'spy' Jadhav

Rediff.com6 Jun 2016

India had sought consular access to Jadhav.

'The Parliament attack did not raise enough national concern'

'The Parliament attack did not raise enough national concern'

Rediff.com13 Dec 2011

C D Sahay, former chief of the Research and Analysis Wing, spoke of the events that led up to the Parliament attack.

President condoles security expert B Raman's demise

President condoles security expert B Raman's demise

Rediff.com27 Jun 2013

President Pranab Mukherjee has sent a condolence letter to B S Raghavan, brother of Bahutkumbi Raman, one of India's foremost security experts, who passed away in Chennai on last Sunday evening after a prolonged battle against cancer.

Pak suggests Indian link to Lahore terror attacks

Pak suggests Indian link to Lahore terror attacks

Rediff.com15 Oct 2009

The Pakistani police on Thursday pointed fingers at India after three terror attacks in the eastern city of Lahore, but Interior Minister Rehman Malik said there should not be any speculation on the issue without evidence.

The story behind diplomat-turned-spy's arrest

The story behind diplomat-turned-spy's arrest

Rediff.com27 Apr 2010

The Research and Analysis Wing started trailing diplomat Madhuri Gupta and listening to her phone calls after one of its officials in the Indian High Commission in Islamabad reported her undue interest in certain matters that did not concern her responsibilities, sources said.On Tuesday, the Delhi police confirmed the arrest of Gupta, a promotee officer of the ministry of external affairs, on the charge of passing strategic secrets to Pakistan.

Pak collecting more evidence from 'Indian spy': Aziz

Pak collecting more evidence from 'Indian spy': Aziz

Rediff.com21 Dec 2016

Dossiers about Indian involvement in subversive activities in Pakistan will be presented before the UN, Aziz said.

What will Pakistan accuse India of next?

What will Pakistan accuse India of next?

Rediff.com13 Sep 2010

Pakistan and its media famously blame India for almost anything that goes wrong in their country

Why the ISI chief was changed

Why the ISI chief was changed

Rediff.com8 Oct 2021

Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed, who has been replaced as ISI chief, will remain in the forefront of Pakistani initiatives in Afghanistan as also in the peace talks with the Tehrik e Taliban, Pakistan. He will also get a year plus to serve in a corps command, remaining in the race for selection as the next army chief when General Bajwa retires in November 2022, explains Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing.

Pakistani paper blames India for 'fixing' scandal

Pakistani paper blames India for 'fixing' scandal

Rediff.com2 Sep 2010

The Pakistani media has blamed Indian Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) for the match fixing scandal and says that India wants to oust Pakistan from international cricket.

Malik blames RAW for Baloch insurgency

Malik blames RAW for Baloch insurgency

Rediff.com31 Dec 2009

Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has once again blamed Indian intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), for fanning the ongoing armed insurgency in Balochistan.

26/11: Intel never went where it should have

26/11: Intel never went where it should have

Rediff.com1 Dec 2009

The Ram Pradhan Committee report on the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai has revealed that the Maharashtra intelligence chief never received inputs of Central spy agencies prior to the mayhem unlike the Director General of Police's office, which received alerts from the Intelligence Bureau and the Research and Analysis Wing.

Do terrorists attack temples for the money?

Do terrorists attack temples for the money?

Rediff.com6 Jul 2011

Will the revelation that Rs 90,000 crore lies at the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, given birth to more Ghaznis and Ghoris? History would show at that point of time these emperors looted temples since they were rich.

Why the Indian intel team failed to quiz Headley

Why the Indian intel team failed to quiz Headley

Rediff.com12 Nov 2009

The Intelligence Bureau and Research and Analysis Wing are downplaying their team's failure to meet David Headley, the Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative currently in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's custody.

Indian sleuths to interrogate LeT man in US

Indian sleuths to interrogate LeT man in US

Rediff.com29 Oct 2009

A team of Indian investigators will travel to the United States next week to question David Coleman Headley, arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for plotting terror-attacks overseas, including India.

'Silence can become eerie in Kashmir'

'Silence can become eerie in Kashmir'

Rediff.com19 May 2010

Former R&AW chief A S Dulat, India's foremost expert on the Kashmir issue, argues that the central government should offer Kashmiri separatists a solution in line with the accord signed by Indira Gandhi and Sheikh Abdullah in 1975.

Pak arrests 3 alleged RAW workers

Pak arrests 3 alleged RAW workers

Rediff.com11 Feb 2009

The Pakistani authorities have arrested three men allegedly working for the India's Research and Analysis Wing intelligence agency during a raid in the north-western Pakistan district of Abbottabad , according to a media report. The Personnel from an intelligence agency raided a hideout in Abbottabad district on Tuesday and arrested the three men identified as Muhammad Sharif, Ghulam Muhammad and Abdul Ghaffar, The News daily reported on Wednesday.

India needs a proper privacy law

India needs a proper privacy law

Rediff.com29 Sep 2009

Intelligence sharing is fine, but India needs to protect personal privacy.

Govt tries to quell R&AW disquiet over promotion

Govt tries to quell R&AW disquiet over promotion

Rediff.com10 Sep 2009

Sources in the security establishment claim the ongoing opposition in the Research and Analysis Wing to Avdhesh Bihari Mathur's promotion is due to a corporate angle attached to it.

Parliament being spruced up for Obama's visit

Parliament being spruced up for Obama's visit

Rediff.com28 Oct 2010

Sleuths of the Intelligence Bureau, the Research and Analysis Wing and the Delhi police have turned the Parliament premises into a virtual fortress to ensure that nothing goes wrong during the visit by United States President Barack Obama, who is scheduled to address the joint session of the House on November 8."Technically, you cannot call it a joint session. At best, it can be termed as President Obama's speech to the members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha," said an official.

R&AW left me to rot in Pak jail: Gopal Das

R&AW left me to rot in Pak jail: Gopal Das

Rediff.com8 Apr 2011

"The government of India did not do anything to secure my release. But for my elder brother Anand Vir, advocate Arvind Kumar Singh and the honourable Supreme court of India, I would have still be rotting in Pakistani jails. The agencies, which hire you, disown you the moment you are arrested. The Indian high commission in Pakistan did not help either. They took their own sweet time for giving me temporary travel documents," he said.

Pak official blames RAW for anti-Christian riots

Pak official blames RAW for anti-Christian riots

Rediff.com7 Aug 2009

Lahore Commissioner Khusro Pervez has blamed India's intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) for the recent riots in Punjab province.The Daily Times quoted Pervez as saying that the recent anti-Christian riots in Gojra and Sheikhupura were orchestrated by the RAW.He added that various American and Western organisations were trying to create 'an Islamic brigade' in Pakistan by supporting the Indian spy agency.

No harm in talking to the ISI

No harm in talking to the ISI

Rediff.com24 Jul 2009

'There is no harm in our giving a try to the idea of an informal, clandestine one-to-one liaison relationship between the ISI and R&AW. We should not have any illusions that it would result in a sharing of actionable intelligence. Intelligence agencies share actionable intelligence only when they have common State and non-State enemies. India and Pakistan do not have common enemies.'

Pak claims arrest of RAW agent from Balochistan

Pak claims arrest of RAW agent from Balochistan

Rediff.com2 Jan 2010

Pakistani security officials have claimed arresting an agent of Indian intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing from Qila Saifullah district in Balochistan.

'Headley's extradition is a legal process'

'Headley's extradition is a legal process'

Rediff.com22 Dec 2009

Interview with C D Sahay, former chief of the Research and Analysis Wing, on Headley and terror.

Indian intel team returns without quizzing Headley

Indian intel team returns without quizzing Headley

Rediff.com10 Nov 2009

A team of Indian intelligence officials left the US disappointed after a week-long stay here as they could not question American national David Coleman Headley, arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on charges of plotting a major terror attack in India at the behest of Pakistan-based Lashkar-Tayiba.

Indian arms recovered from terrorists, says Pak

Indian arms recovered from terrorists, says Pak

Rediff.com29 Oct 2009

The Karachi police has claimed to have recovered Indian made arms and ammunitions from the five Lashkar-e-Jhangvi operatives, who were nabbed during a raid conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department. Officials said they have recovered 150 kg of Indian-made RDX, two suicide jackets and five AK series rifles from the militants, who may have links with the Indian spy agency, the Research and Analysis Wing.

Protest rocks India's premier spy agency

Protest rocks India's premier spy agency

Rediff.com20 Oct 2009

The country's external intelligence gathering agency Research and Analysis Wing is in a fix as six of its senior officials have gone on leave after they were superseded by an IPS officer who came from the Intelligence Bureau.

10 signs Amit Shah is 2nd only to Modi

10 signs Amit Shah is 2nd only to Modi

Rediff.com5 Jun 2019

Prime Minister Modi has entrusted Amit Shah with the task of coordinating all the agencies with their power to monitor movement and phone calls, says R Rajagopalan.

Another 'spy' in Pak's Indian embassy?

Another 'spy' in Pak's Indian embassy?

Rediff.com6 May 2010

In the wake of the arrest of Madhuri Gupta, a promotee officer posted in the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, another senior embassy staffer has been recalled on suspicions of spying. The Pakistani daily reported that the senior official had not been arrested, but quietly recalled to New Delhi, and has been put on 'compulsory wait'.The Research and Analysis Wing had kept a watch on the official and his activities had been under the scanner for the last six months.

Now, Lashkar trains women for terror

Now, Lashkar trains women for terror

Rediff.com18 Feb 2009

Inspired by the Al Qaeda's women fidayeens, the Lashkar-e-Tayiba is also training a group of female cadres in a camp in Pakistan, to carry out terror strikes in Bangalore, Delhi and Kolkata. A group of five women, trained by the LeT, will conduct a reconnaissance of Indian cities and gather information to carry out the strike.The women recruited by the LeT are in the age group of 19 and 23 years.

'Crying before Obama is not the solution'

'Crying before Obama is not the solution'

Rediff.com4 Nov 2010

'We need to fight our own battles and stop riding piggyback on the US,' C D Sahay, former chief, Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency, tells Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa.

India's spies the latest to go on strike

India's spies the latest to go on strike

Rediff.com7 Sep 2009

India's external intelligence gathering agency, Research and Analysis Wing, is in the news again but for wrong reasons as seven of its Additional Secretaries have gone on protest leave after they were superseded by an IPS officer junior to them from the Intelligence Bureau.

Advani fuelled fire that razed Babri: IPS officer

Advani fuelled fire that razed Babri: IPS officer

Rediff.com26 Mar 2010

A senior Indian Police Service officer deposed before a special Central Bureau of Investigation court on Friday as a prosecution witness in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case, in which L K Advani and other Sangh Parivar leaders have been accused of inciting violence.

Chidambaram chairs first  Multi-Agency Centre meet

Chidambaram chairs first Multi-Agency Centre meet

Rediff.com1 Jan 2009

He discussed with the chiefs of Intelligence Bureau, Research and Analysis Wing and Military Intelligence and other senior officials the modalities of the MAC related to the functions, powers and duties, which the MAC, established in the Intelligence Bureau, will now takeup.

Dr Singh breaks new path in Indo-Pak relations

Dr Singh breaks new path in Indo-Pak relations

Rediff.com30 Jul 2009

What Dr Singh has achieved as a statesman is that he has set out to define a new paradigm in which India-Pakistan relations will be discussed. For the first time in the history of the two nations he has laid the grounds for India and Pakistan to work together to solve the common problems, including that of terrorism.

Why India-Saudi extradition treaty is important

Why India-Saudi extradition treaty is important

Rediff.com22 Feb 2010

India will become one of the first countries to ink an extradition treaty with Saudi Arabia, when Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh-led delegation would meet Saudi leaders later this week.