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establishment of raw
Founded primarily to counter China’s influence, over time it has shifted its focus to India’s other traditional rival, Pakistan. -
training ltte
RAW helped train and arm the LTTE, but after the group’s terrorist activities grew—including its alliances with separatist groups in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu—RAW withdrew this support. -
sikkim's accession to india
RAW also facilitated the northeastern state of Sikkim’s accession to India, and provided military assistance to groups hostile to the pro-China regime in Myanmar, such as the Kachin Independence Army. -
trilateral cooperation
foundation was laid for a trilateral cooperation involving RAW, KHAD, and the Soviet KGB. Sikhs in the Indian state of Punjab were demanding an independent state of Khalistan. Pakistan’s ISI set up clandestine camps for training and arming Khalistani recruits in Pakistan’s Punjab Province and North West Frontier Province. During this time, the ISI received large sums from Saudi Arabia and the CIA for arming the Afghan mujahadeen against Soviet troops in Afghanistan. -
cit-x and cit-j
In retaliation, RAW set up two covert groups of its own, Counter Intelligence Team-X (CIT-X) and Counter Intelligence Team-J (CIT-J), the first targeting Pakistan in general and the second directed at Khalistani groups. The two groups were responsible for carrying out terrorist operations inside Pakistan -
pact with sri lankan govt
New Delhi made a pact with the Sri Lankan government to send peacekeeping troops to the island, and Indian forces ended up fighting the group RAW had armed. -
end of raw's eastern operations
Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao had ended RAW’s eastern operations, as part of his efforts to build bridges with China and Myanmar, say analysts. -
Assasination of Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi, prime minister of India at the time of the peacekeeping force deployment, was assassinated by an LTTE suicide bomber. -
setting up of ntro
Following the review, a new organization was set up: the National Technical Research Organization (NTRO)modeled on the U.S. National Security Agency which would be source of the nation’s technical intelligence-spy satellites, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), & spy planes. The government also decided to create a Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), whose head would be the advisor to the Chief of Staffs Committee & the defense minister. The DIA was empowered to conduct border operations -
cits shut down
Prime Minister I.K. Gujral shut down both the CITs aimed at Pakistan on moral grounds. -
intrusion of pakistan in jammu and kashmir
The intrusion of Pakistan-backed armed forces into the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir prompted questions about RAW’s efficacy. Some analysts saw the conflict as an intelligence failure. However, RAW officials argued they had provided the intelligence but political leadership had failed to act upon it. The Indian government formed a committee to look into the failure and recommend remedial measures. -
report of the kargil review committee
The report of the Kargil review committee was then examined by a group of ministers. The group recommended a formal written charter and pointed out lack of coordination and communication within various intelligence agencies. -
bombing on indian embassy
RAW accuses the ISI of the bombing of the Indian embassy in Kabul.