The research and analysis wing or the RA W is a prime foreign intelligence
agency of India they're based on a CIA model of working
Meaning that they only answer to the Joint Chiefs and the Prime Minister of India together
They have helped to stop countless attacks on Indian soil
They have also played a major role in helping Indian interests abroad along with assisting international institutions with information
Welcome back to another episode of FTD facts. My name is Leroy Kenton and in this episode. I'm taking you on a little journey
Inside the r8w we're gonna look at some facts and some
interesting things that
involve the AR
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Let's talk about the origins of the AR aw so India thought that they had to invest more in their intelligence
community after two major Wars this exposed gaps in intelligence gathering
undertaken by the intelligence bureau Prime, Minister Indira
Gandhi felt the need for an agency that would protect
India before it went to war or was hit by an attack and that's when the r8w was created from there
So the activities and functions of the AR aw are highly confidential and declassification of past operations are very rare
They have a smaller budget than a lot of other intelligence agencies
Internationally and the information that they gather is also valid for a much longer time
Because of India's position in the middle of South Asia it has to constantly protect itself from threats from surrounding
countries the re W monitors the activities of certain
Organizations abroad as it relates to their involvement with threats and smuggling weapons
ammunitions
Explosives etc into India now
I want to look at how the are aw recruits people
Initially the are aw relied primarily on trained intelligence officers
Who are recruited directly in times of great expansion many candidates were taken from the military?
police and the Indian Revenue Service the
interested candidates have a trial period of one year before they can fully be part of the are aw now in terms of the
Organization structure re W has been organized on the lines of the CIA and the head of re W is
designated secretary or research in the cabinet Secretariat the
Secretary or research is under direct command of the prime minister
however on a daily basis the secretary reports to the National
Security Adviser now the current chief of the re W is Anil dust mana
There is a sizable number of female officers also in our aw now for the training that the agents go through
So there's a basic training, and there is advanced training so the basic training now generally lasts
No longer than about 10 days
And that's where the trainees are familiarized with the world of intelligence and espionage
They are made to specialize in a foreign language and are introduced to geo strategic
analysis case studies of other agencies like the CIA KGB
ISI Mossad and mi6 are also learned now after completing the basic training the recruits are sent into the field
Intelligence Bureau, and that's where his or her training lasts for about one to two years and in the advanced training
They're given first-hand experience of what it is to be out in the cold as well as they conduct several
secret operations now before deployment in the field the agent is given exhaustive training in the art of
self-defense they're also drilled in various administrative
Disciplines so that they could take certain positions in foreign missions without arousing any sort of suspicion at all
Now there is one made event in the history of our aw revolving around Pakistan's nuclear plans now
There's a lab in Pakistan called the Khan research laboratory which is Pakistan's main nuclear facility and missile development
center after years of being kept in the dark the RA W first confirmed Pakistan's nuclear programs by the
analysis of hair samples snatched from the floor of barber shops near the Khan Research
Laboratory and these hair samples showed that Pakistan had developed the ability to enrich uranium to weapons-grade
Quality all from here samples like that's some double-oh-seven
Crazy secret mission type stuff right there now when we look back in the 80s the RA W needed a lot more firepower
So they decided to create two new covert groups
Which were the counterintelligence team X and the counterintelligence team J?
But bender Singh was an RA W agent who defected to the United States in 2004?
He helped run the counterintelligence Jay team in its early years now both of these groups
operations were discontinued
And we're never restarted according to be Raman who was the former our ALW cabinet secretary?
He said the lack of such covert capabilities since they were closed down in 1997 has left the country even more
Vulnerable than before and says that developing covert capabilities is what they need most so that's all the facts
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Closing now
This was a brief insight in the our
Aw now it's very questionable whether all the acts that the RA w has taken were actually warranted. However the organization
Works tirelessly to protect the people of India and risked their lives every single day for a better future
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