These are India's first spy, who created RAW and NSG!
International Desk
Indian civil servant Kulbhushan Jadhav has been sentenced to death by
Pakistan's military court on charges of espionage. Pakistan claims that Jadhav
had earlier served in Indian Navy. Explain that RAW 'Research and Analysis
Wing' started with RN Kaw did. Kav had made secret contacts with Israeli
intelligence agency Mosad during that period, when the Indo-Israeli relations
were not equal. After the war with China and Pakistan, the need for Raw was
felt ...
- After the war in
Pakistan in 1962 and Pakistan in 1965, India felt the need for real-time
Foreign Intelligence.
The then PM
Indira Gandhi, in addition to the Intelligence Bureau, started the second wing
in 1968. This is called 'Research and Analysis Wing' i.e. Raw.
- Rameshwar Nath
Kav was the first Chief He remained the Chief of Raw until 1977.
- He is also
Secretary (Research) in the Cabinet Secretariat of the Government of India.
- Kaw Jawahar Lal
Nehru's Personal Security Chief and Rajiv Gandhi's Security Advisor.
KAW's Personal
Life was extremely private. After retirement, he was rarely seen in the public.
Only a few photos of them are available on the internet.
- In 1982, the
French external intelligence agency SDECE Chief Alexander De Marches has
counted the cave in the 70's in five top intelligence officers from all over
the world.