Research and Analysis Wing
Indian external intelligence agency
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| March 16 2025 | Abu Qatal Sindhi, a top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander responsible for coordinating attacks in the Rajouri-Poonch region, was killed by unknown gunmen in the Jhelum area of Pakistan. |
| January 15 2025 | The Indian Express reported that an inquiry committee recommended legal action against an unnamed individual and suggested improvements in R&AW's response capabilities and systematic controls. |
| December 2024 | The Washington Post reported that R&AW attempted (and later abandoned) a plan to potentially oust the Maldivian government, which was perceived as being pro-China, though the Maldivian Foreign Minister denied the report's veracity. |
| November 18 2024 | The New Indian Express reported that the 'rogue operative' sought exemption from physical court appearance, citing threat to his life. |
| October 15 2024 | Hindustan Times reported that India conveyed to the United States that it had arrested the 'rogue operative'. |
| April 2024 | The alleged 'rogue operative' made bail. |
| April 25 2024 | The television series 'Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond' premiered on JioCinema, featuring multiple actors in roles related to RAW. |
| April 4 2024 | The Guardian reported allegations that the Indian government ordered up to 20 assassinations in Pakistan since 2020, targeting individuals linked to terrorist organizations. |
| March 20 2024 | Bloomberg reported that an Indian investigation found 'rogue operatives' involved in the Pannun assassination plot, with at least one person no longer employed by R&AW. |
| December 10 2023 | The Washington Post reported that an R&AW officer established a fake news site to spread disinformation against critics of the Modi government. |
| November 23 2023 | The Financial Times reported that the United States had foiled a planned assassination of Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil. |
| October 5 2023 | The film 'Khufiya', directed by Vishal Bharadwaj, was released on Netflix, with Tabu playing a RAW operative named Krishna Mehra 'KM'. |
| September 18 2023 | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formally accused the Indian government of killing Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and expelled a prominent Indian diplomat responsible for R&AW activities in Canada. |
| June 19 2023 | Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a prominent Khalistani leader and alleged chief of the Khalistan Tiger Force, was shot to death outside a Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia. Nijjar had been declared a terrorist by India and was accused of training and funding separatist group members. |
| June 15 2023 | Avtar Singh Khanda, the UK-based chief of the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), was admitted to the hospital with blood cancer and subsequently died, with his followers alleging Indian intelligence involvement in his death. |
| May 2023 | The three arrested KTF suspects were deported back to India following their initial arrest in March, demonstrating RAW's cross-border intelligence and law enforcement cooperation. |
| May 6 2023 | Paramjit Singh Panjwar, Chief of Khalistan Commando Force, was gunned down in Lahore, most likely assassinated by R&AW. |
| April 2023 | Saudi cabinet approves joint cooperation with Indian intelligence agencies and Riyadh's SCO dialogue partner status. |
| March 2023 | Research and Analysis Wing provided intelligence inputs that led to the arrest of three suspected Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) members by Philippine authorities in Iloilo city, involving collaboration with the Bureau of Immigration, Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center, and National Intelligence Coordinating Agency. |
| February 2023 | First-ever official visit to India by Lt Gen Fahd bin Abdullah Mohammed Al-Mutair, commander of Royal Saudi Land Forces, marking a milestone in India-Saudi defence partnership. |
| February 20 2023 | Hizbul Commander Bashir Ahmad Peer, India's most wanted terrorist, was shot dead in Rawalpindi, likely by R&AW operatives. |
| January 2023 | The film 'Mission Majnu' was released, featuring Siddharth Malhotra as a secret RAW field agent, with Parmeet Sethi portraying R.N. Kao. |
| September 2022 | R&AW-linked operatives shot dead Mohammad Lal, a major counterfeit currency supplier with alleged connections to ISI and D-Company, in Kathmandu. |
| March 1 2022 | Zahoor Mistry, a hijacker of Flight IC 814 who killed a passenger, was assassinated in Karachi, believed to be by R&AW. |
| 2021 | ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess publicly revealed the uncovering of a R&AW spy network in Australia, which included attempts to groom politicians and a foreign embassy as informants, and recruitment of an Australian government official with security clearance. |
| 2021 | R&AW successfully foiled an assassination plot by Khalistan Commando Force militants from Belgium and the United Kingdom, who were planning to target farmers' leaders protesting in Delhi. |
| 2020 | During the India-China Standoff, R&AW successfully obtained decoded PLA WTC cryptography through a Chinese technician recruited by the agency. |
| 2020 | Australian authorities expelled two Indian intelligence operatives who were members of a R&AW spy network attempting to steal sensitive information about defence technology, airport security, and trade relationships. |
| 2020 | R&AW provided a tip that led to the arrest of 10 MSS Operatives from Xinjiang State Security Department (XSSD) in Kabul by the Afghan NDS. During interrogation, one operative revealed they were gathering intelligence about al-Qaeda, Taliban, and Turkistan Islamic Party, with plans to assassinate high-level TIP members. |
| July 2020 | Canada added two Sikh men to the Passenger Protect no-fly list based on R&AW intelligence warning of a potential ISI-backed terrorist attack. One of the men was identified as the son of Lakhbir Singh Rode, a known Khalistani separatist. |
| February 2020 | Indian Customs officials, acting on an R&AW intelligence tip-off, detained a Chinese ship from Shanghai Port at Kandla Port for incorrectly declaring an autoclave potentially used in ballistic missile launches. |
| 2019 | R&AW conducted a surveillance operation targeting Gurmeet Singh Bagga, co-leader of the Khalistan Zindabad Force and a fugitive wanted for the Punjab drone Arms drop Case. |
| 2019 | R&AW issued precision intelligence warnings to Sri Lankan counterparts about an impending terrorist attack before the Easter bombings, based on human intelligence (HUMINT). |
| 2019 | The film 'Romeo Akbar Walter' was released, with John Abraham playing a spy recruited by the Research and Analysis Wing. |
| 2019 | R&AW successfully infiltrated PLA communication channels to Sri Lanka, which resulted in a Chinese military attache post remaining vacant for 8-9 months after the infiltration was discovered. |
| November 2019 | R&AW undertook a special exfiltration operation in Afghanistan, successfully rescuing at least four Indian nationals who had been abducted by the Haqqani network. |
| August 5 2019 | Samant Goel was involved in the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A in Jammu and Kashmir. |
| February 26 2019 | Anil Dhasmana was involved in the 2019 Balakot airstrike against terrorist camps in Pakistan. |
| 2018 | R&AW conducted multiple operations that significantly disrupted the intelligence networks of ISI and MSS in Maldives. |
| 2017 | R&AW conducted an unprecedented counter-terrorism operation in collaboration with the CIA, foiling a major Islamic State - Khorasan suicide bomber attack in New Delhi. The operation spanned 3 countries and involved 80 Research officers, with the militant later transferred to a US base in Afghanistan. |
| 2017 | R&AW reportedly kidnapped ISI officer Lt. Col. Mohammed H Zahir from Lumbini, suspected of involvement in the kidnapping of former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav. |
| 2016 | Rajinder Khanna oversaw the 2016 Indian Line of Control strike. |
| March 2016 | Kulbhushan Jadhav, an Indian naval officer and alleged R&AW agent, was arrested in Balochistan and later sentenced to death for espionage. |
| 2015 | R&AW allegedly played a role in coordinating opposition efforts to defeat Mahinda Rajapaksa, including facilitating talks and coordination among opposition leaders to choose a common candidate. |
| 2015 | R&AW and Military Intelligence of Indian Army provided intelligence support to 21 Para (SF) for a counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar. |
| November 2015 | During the G20 Antalya summit, R&AW increased its station strength in Ankara to provide additional security cover for visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, collaborating with SPG (Special Protection Group). Intelligence officers from MI5 (UK) and Mossad (Israel) were also deployed as part of a security liaison agreement. |
| 2014 | R&AW began conducting extensive identification, physical surveillance, and tracking operations in Malaysia targeting Khalistani organizations, leading to the arrest and deportation of high-ranking Khalistani militants. |
| 2014 | R&AW, in collaboration with DGFI, tracked down Indian Mujahideen's top commander Zia Ur Rehman in Nepal through a joint operation initiated by formal requests from India's R&AW and Nepal's law enforcement agencies. |
| 2014 | R&AW began extensive physical surveillance, identification, and tracking operations in Germany, focusing on Khalistani militants and Islamic fundamentalists across cities like Frankfurt and Berlin. |
| 2012 | R&AW significantly increases operational activities in Saudi Arabia, targeting terrorist networks. |
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