EP-57 | India’s clandestine forces with Former R&AW Chief Vikram Sood

Vikram Sood, is a former chief of India's external intelligence agency the Research and Analysis Wing and an advisor to the Observer Research Foundation, an independent public policy think tank in New Delhi. Sood’s entry to R&AW was very accidental but he went on to become spymaster in 2000 in his over three-decade-long service. Sood also has the distinction of being the lone chief of R&AW who came from a non- police background. In an in-depth conversation with Smita Prakash, Sood talks about Kargil, Pakistan’s misadventures on the border as well as on mainland through attacks. Sood also reveals Musharraf’s role in Kargil and how they exposed his lies, importance of intelligence system for strategic and security interests of the country. Further, Sood also narrates the story behind Pakistan’s nuclear story and the assassination of former Prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, his relations with former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and his take on spy movies.

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:18 - The Unending Game & The Ultimate Goal
13:30 - Lahore Bus Yatra, Kargil & History of R&AW
30:43 - Pakistan's nuke hunt, NPT & Morarji Desai
42:30 - Life of A Spy and their handlers
50:43 - Kulbhushan Jadhav & Black Ops
1:06:46 - Indira's Assassination & Operation Bluestar
1:14:48 - IC-814 Hijacking, Vajpayee & Modi in Pak
1:27:54 - Spy Movies
1:35:10 - Media & War
1:48:30 - Advani & need of fresh blood for Intelligence

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