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🕵🏻🇮🇳🇺🇸 Behind Closed Doors: Intense Rivalry Between CIA and RAW Spies, secrets, and rivalry. From the Bangladesh War to nuclear espionage, the CIA & RAW have clashed over decades. The shadowy world of intelligence will SHOCK you 🧵👇
🇺🇸🕵🏻CIA Involvement in the 1971 🇧🇩 Bangladesh Liberation War During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, the CIA was closely aligned with the 🇵🇰 Pakistani govt. 🇮🇳 RAW, in contrast, was deeply involved in supporting the Bengali liberation movement. 2/9
🚨 The Khalistani Movement in the 1980s The CIA provided support to the Khalistani extremists, some of whom were operating out of the 🇺🇸US and 🇨🇦Canada. The CIA might have used the Khalistani issue to destabilise a strong regional power in South Asia. 3/9
🇺🇸🕵🏻The CIA's Alleged Role in the Assassination of Indira Gandhi The Soviet Union accused the CIA of directly involvement in the assassination of PM Indira Gandhi by her bodyguards in 1984. The CIA played a role in fostering instability in India. 4/9
🇮🇳☢️🇺🇸 The 1990s and the Nuclear Rivalry In 1998, India conducted a series of nuclear tests in Pokhran, known as Pokhran-II. 👨🦯The CIA failed to detect India's nuclear program and was unaware of the impending tests, which led to embarrassment for the US intelligence community. 5/9
🕵🏻🇮🇳RAW's Infiltration of the CIA in the 1980s and 1990s RAW was supposedly involved in several covert operations aimed at gaining intelligence from CIA ops. The efforts were reportedly aimed at monitoring CIA actions in regions like Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia. 6/9
🇮🇳🇵🇰 The 2001 Indian Parliament Attack The 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament was a turning point in India-Pakistan relations and posed a significant challenge for RAW, which had to counter Pakistan-based militant groups. 7/9
♟️While the 🇺🇸CIA provided intelligence to 🇮🇳India regarding the potential threat from 🇵🇰 Pakistan-based militants, there was also the issue of the US intelligence community being perceived as too close to Pakistan, which was seen by India as a supporter of terrorist groups. 8/9
🇮🇳🇺🇸 The Case of Rabinder Singh Rabinder Singh, a RAW officer, was accused of spying for the CIA in 2004. ☢️ Singh allegedly passed sensitive information to the CIA, including details about India’s nuclear program. 9/9
