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Unsubstantiated imputations: MEA responds to Post's report on Pannun case

A day after The Washington Post named an Indian official for allegedly plotting to eliminate Sikh extremist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, India on Tuesday said the report made "unwarranted and unsubstantiated" imputations on a serious matter. The newspaper, citing unnamed sources, named a RAW officer in connection with the alleged plot to assassinate Pannun. "The report in question makes unwarranted and unsubstantiated imputations on a serious matter," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. "There is an ongoing investigation of the high level committee set up by the Government of India to look into the security concerns shared by the US government on networks of organised criminals, terrorists and others," he said. Jaiswal was responding to media queries on the report. "Speculative and irresponsible comments on it are not helpful," Jaiswal said. In November last year, US federal prosecutors charged Indian national Nikhil Gupta with working with an Indian governme

Unsubstantiated imputations: MEA responds to Post's report on Pannun case
Updated On : 30 Apr 2024 | 10:12 AM IST

RAW official involved in plot to kill Sikh separatist leader Pannun: Report

A RAW official identified as Vikram Yadav was involved in the assassination plot of Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the US and the move was approved by the then Indian spy agency chief Samant Goel, according to an investigative media report published on Monday. Pannun is one of the main leaders of the Khalistan movement and the legal advisor and spokesperson for Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), which aims to promote the idea of a separate Sikh state. The Indian government has declared Pannun a terrorist. In an investigative report, The Washington Post newspaper said, That India would pursue lethal operations in North America has stunned Western security officials. Yadav's identity and affiliation, which have not previously been reported, provide the most explicit evidence to date that the assassination plan ultimately thwarted by US authorities was directed from within the Indian spy service, the daily reported. Higher-ranking (Research and Analysis Wing) RAW officials

RAW official involved in plot to kill Sikh separatist leader Pannun: Report
Updated On : 29 Apr 2024 | 8:23 PM IST

Delhi HC dismisses PIL to remove online news article on RAW operations

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking direction to block access to an article published in an online news magazine which allegedly compromised the identity of officials posted in India's diplomatic missions in the US, Canada and the UK working for the country's external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). The high court said judiciary should not transgress into an area involving national safety and security. It said the government of India has the power and authority to block any article that compromises national safety and security. The petition sought a direction to the ministries of Information and Broadcasting and External Affairs and the Press Council of India to frame guidelines to ensure that no media outlet publishes any source based information as to whether a government officer or diplomat posted abroad is working for the Indian intelligence agency. It also sought a direction to the Centre to block the URLs o

Delhi HC dismisses PIL to remove online news article on RAW operations
Updated On : 19 Feb 2024 | 7:22 PM IST

The Qatar espionage case: Unanswered questions

The truth in matters of alleged espionage, especially involving third countries, however, is often like peeling an onion. Each layer uncovers another layer of truth

The Qatar espionage case: Unanswered questions
Updated On : 30 Oct 2023 | 9:09 AM IST

Shangri-La Dialogue: World's spy chiefs meet in Singapore secret conclave

A spokesperson for the Singapore Ministry of Defence said that while attending the Shangri-La Dialogue, "participants including senior officials from intelligence agencies also take the opportunity to

Shangri-La Dialogue: World's spy chiefs meet in Singapore secret conclave
Updated On : 04 Jun 2023 | 11:27 PM IST

RAW exempted under RTI unless human rights or corruption an issue: Delhi HC

India's external intelligence agency RAW is an exempted organisation under the Right to Information Act and unless the information sought by an RTI applicant relates to human rights or corruption issues, it is not liable to be disclosed, the Delhi High Court has said. The court's order came on a petition by an RTI applicant for disclosure of information on the residences of a former RAW chief during a certain period. The court refused to interfere with the CIC order refusing to supply the information to the petitioner and observed that Section 24 of the Right to Information Act provides that it does not apply to the security and intelligence organisations specified in its Second Schedule and Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) was one of them. "RAW is an organisation which is specifically mentioned in the Schedule to the RTI Act. It is an exempt organisation. Unless the nature of information sought relates to human rights or corruption related issues, information is not liable to be ..

RAW exempted under RTI unless human rights or corruption an issue: Delhi HC
Updated On : 03 May 2023 | 9:36 PM IST

Ex-RAW chief AS Dulat joins Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Delhi

After retirement Dulat served as an advisor on Jammu and Kashmir in the Prime Minister's Office from January 2000 to May 2004

Ex-RAW chief AS Dulat joins Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Delhi
Updated On : 03 Jan 2023 | 3:38 PM IST

Kerala gold smuggling: Cong welcomes NIA probe, demands to involve CBI, RAW

Kerala Congress chief Mullappally Ramachandran on Thursday welcomed the Central government's decision for National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe in the Thiruvananthapuram gold smuggling case

Kerala gold smuggling: Cong welcomes NIA probe, demands to involve CBI, RAW
Updated On : 10 Jul 2020 | 10:37 AM IST

After Kulbhushan Jadhav, Pakistan claims arrest of 3 RAW agents in PoK

Police in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have claimed that they have arrested three suspected R&AW agents for their alleged involvement in anti-state activities, according to a media report today. The masked suspects were produced before the media during a briefing in Rawalkot, Dawn newspaper reported. The three were residents of Taroti village in Abbaspur in PoK, according to the report. Sajid Imran, deputy superintendent of police (DSP) in Poonch, said the main suspect Khalil had visited Kashmir in November 2014, where he came in contact with Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) officials. Imran said the three suspects were involved in a bomb blast outside a police station in Abbaspur in September. They allegedly planted the planted an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). The DSP claimed Khalil was offered Rs 500,000 for the task. The police were alerted to their involvement in the blast after an individual said he spotted the trio in Abbaspur on the night of September 26 with a

After Kulbhushan Jadhav, Pakistan claims arrest of 3 RAW agents in PoK
Updated On : 15 Apr 2017 | 11:24 AM IST