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  1. Research and Analysis Wing

    The Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) is the foreign intelligence agency of India. The agency's primary function is gathering foreign intelligence, counter-terrorism, counter-proliferation, advising Indian policymakers, and advancing India's foreign strategic interests. [3] [4] It is also involved in the security of India's nuclear programme.[5] [4]During the nine-year tenure of its first ...

  2. RAW: India's External Intelligence Agency

    Introduction. India's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), has long faced allegations of meddling in its neighbors' affairs. Founded in 1968, primarily to ...

  3. Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW): Inside India's Foreign Intelligence

    The Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) stands as one of India's key intelligence agencies. It initially focused primarily on China and Pakistan, but over the past forty years, it has expanded its mandate, significantly bolstering India's global influence. RAW's primary responsibility is to provide the government with strategic and ...

  4. History of RAW

    A path-breaking history of India's covert operations by the fabled Research and Analysis Wing, based on extensive interviews with both serving and former intelligence operatives who share stories of triumphs and tragedies in the realm of spycraft. Published : May 12, 2022 06:00 IST

  5. India's intelligence service takes a deadly turn and stuns Washington

    The assassination is a "priority now," wrote Vikram Yadav, an officer in India's spy agency, the Research and Analysis Wing, or RAW, according to current and former U.S. and Indian security ...

  6. Research and Analysis Wing

    Other articles where Research and Analysis Wing is discussed: intelligence: India: …is a civilian service, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). The RAW's operations are for the most part confined to the Indian subcontinent, including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. The RAW also has directed efforts in the United States aimed at influencing that government's foreign policy.

  7. How RN Kao and his team created India's espionage playbook through the

    An excerpt from 'The War That Made R&AW', by Anusha Nandakumar and Sandeep Saket. RN Kao. The birth of R&AW resembled the completion of a complex puzzle. The core team [Rameshwar Nath] Kao ...

  8. A War In Shadows: The 'Covert Operations' Of The Research and Analysis

    These unseen, unsung heroes are the spies of India's formidable spy agency: 'Research and Analysis Wing' (RAW). Theoretically, RAW is India's external intelligence agency, placed to uncover sinister plans against the nation and to eliminate the traitors at great personal risk but practically, its operational reach and remit are ...

  9. IPS officer Ravi Sinha appointed RAW chief

    20 Jun 2023, 3:24 am. 2 min read. NEW DELHI: Senior IPS officer Ravi Sinha has been appointed the new chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) India's external intelligence agency by the ...

  10. Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) of India: History, Purpose

    The Research and Analysis Wing stands as a testament to India's resolve and strategic prowess. As the world grapples with an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape, RAW's role as India's silent guardian becomes even more vital. While its operations may remain shrouded in secrecy, its impact on India's national security is undeniable.

  11. Intelligence Agencies of India: IB and RAW

    In 1968, India's first foreign intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing was established. Other child agencies such as the Radio Research Center and the Electronics & Tech. Services were added to R&AW in the 1970s and 1990s. In 1971, the Government set up the Aviation Research Centre (ARC). The ARC's job was aerial reconnaissance.

  12. R. N. Kao

    R. N. Kao. Rameshwar Nath Kao (10 May 1918 - 20 January 2002) was an Indian spymaster and the first chief of India 's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) from its founding in 1968 to 1977. Kao was one of India's foremost intelligence officers, and helped build R&AW. [1]

  13. Chapter Five: The Research and Analysis Wing

    Chapter Five: The Research and Analysis Wing Rudra Chaudhuri co-authored a chapter with Shreyas Shende in a book titled "Institutional Roots of India's Security Policy" by Milan Vaishnav. The book aims to offer diverse perspectives on the administrative and operational aspects of India's foreign policy and security.

  14. INDIA : Samant Kumar Goel, the man taking Indian intelligence to the

    Although his mandate at the helm of the Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW) is due to end on 30 June, Samant Kumar Goel is very likely to be asked to stay on a year longer by prime minister Narendra Modi, of whom is he is now one of the closest advisers.. If that is not the case, the 62-year-old affable intelligence chief could, according to our sources, become the second-in-command to his close ...

  15. RAW's Ravi Sinha who headed operations is now agency's new chief

    Ravi Sinha is a 1988-batch IPS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre. THE APPOINTMENTS Committee of Cabinet has approved the appointment of senior IPS officer Ravi Sinha as the chief of India's external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) for a period of two years. Currently in charge of the agency's operations wing, Sinha will ...

  16. Unraveling India's Foreign Intelligence: The Origins and Evolution of

    Dr. Ryan Shaffer is a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Global Studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. A graduate of the California State University at Chico with a B.A. in Philosophy, he received his M.A. in History from the California State University at Fullerton, and a Masters of Philosophy and a Ph.D. in History from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

  17. The RAW: Understanding India's External Intelligence Agency

    The Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) is India's primary external intelligence agency. It was formed in September 1968, after it became apparent that the newly independent Republic of India lacked a credible external intelligence gathering agency after after the Indo-China War of 1962 and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.

  18. How To Join RAW India (Research And Analysis Wing)

    The Research and Analysis Wing, commonly referred to by its acronym RAW, stands as the forefront of ensuring national security, engaging in critical operations that safeguard India from external threats. Since its inception in 1968, RAW has evolved to become a pivotal player in India's strategic interests, handling tasks that range from ...

  19. Research and Analysis Wing

    Research and Analysis Wing - R&AW. A total of 42 apps on both smartphone platforms (Android and iOS) are reportedly sending the user's data back to servers in China, and have the potential to carry out cyber attacks against Indians. The agencies have even advised the Indian armed forces to ensure these apps aren't used by officers.

  20. RAW agents: भारत के ख़ुफ़िया एजेंसी रॉ के एजेंटों को कैसे चुना जाता है

    ख़ुफ़िया एजेंसी के बारे में ज़्यादातर बातें गोपनीय ही रहती हैं लेकिन कुछ ...

  21. The U.S. Assassination and Terror Threat

    Episode · Hidden Forces · In Episode 382 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Jacob Ware, an expert in domestic and international terrorism ...

  22. Prediction Method for 4D Trajectory of Large Fixed Wing UAV under Multi

    The experimental results show that the MCCI model has obvious advantages in terms of prediction accuracy, deviation range and predictable duration when dealing with the LFW UAV 4D trajectory prediction problem, and better reflects the characteristics of 3D position and spatiotemporal elements. With the increase of low-altitude flight tasks, the importance of research on low-altitude flight ...