Indira Gandhi Ke Sabse Bharosemand Jasoos: How R&AW was made | Rehan Fazal | Samay Sakshi

In this episode of Samay Sakshi, Rehan Fazal traces the origins of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW). Established in 1968 under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the agency was led by its first chief, R. N. Kao, who assembled a team that would become central to India’s foreign intelligence work. The episode explores the intelligence challenges that followed the 1962 and 1965 wars, the formation of RAW, and accounts of its work around the 1971 India-Pakistan War and the creation of Bangladesh. It also examines accounts concerning Sikkim, Pakistan’s nuclear programme, and the 1999 Kandahar hijacking, distinguishing documented events from claims made in intelligence memoirs and books. Watch Rehan Fazal explore more deeply researched stories on Confluence History’s Samay Sakshi. Click the Join Button to Become a Member!!