Ex-RAW chief leaks 'official secrets' in book

OFFICIAL SECRETS? India's External Intelligence is written by ex-army general VN Singh.

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Keywords: Official Secrets, India\'s External Intelligence

New Delhi: The government is trying to ban ex-RAW official, Maj Gen V N Singh's book under the Official Secrets Act as the writing brings to light the rot in the country's premier external intelligence agency.

India's External Intelligence written by ex-army general V N Singh has got the head of the country's external intelligence agency asking for a ban on it.

RAW Chief Ashok Chaturvedi has even gone to the extent of voicing his apprehensions about the book to National Security Advisor MK Narayanan.

However, this is not the first time a book about India's intelligence has been in trouble. Earlier, India's intelligence Unveiled, a similar writing by M K Dhar, former joint director of the Intelligence Bureau faced controversy.

“There is nothing in this book, which can be harmful to the interests of the nation. I think the world outside knows much more than what RAW knows,” said IB former joint director M K Dhar.

India's External Intelligence speaks at length about:

• The leadership crisis in the Research and Analysis wing
• the lack of accountability in the organization
• the political mishandling of RAW's functions

The Research and Analysis Wing is trying to ban the book using the Official Secrets Act, but that is easier said than done.

“There is nothing in the book. It will be a misadventure on the part of the government if they try to ban it,” said Dhar.

Any action the government takes is already too late, because this book has already hit the stands. There are other books about RAW in the pipeline too, including one by RAW's former additional secretary B Raman. So this chapter is clearly not over yet.