Kaoboys of R&AW: Down Memory Lane
B. Raman spent over a quarter-century within India's premier intelligence agency, and this memoir draws directly from that insider perspective. The narrative sweeps across pivotal chapters of the nation's past: the decisive 1971 conflict, the turbulent struggles in the Northeast and Punjab, Kashmir's complexities, the turbulent Emergency era, and the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan. Along the way, Raman examines how successive governments—from Indira Gandhi through Narasimha Rao—shaped and deployed intelligence operations. What sets this account apart is its commitment to restraint. Rather than sensationalise or bend the facts to serve a particular angle, Raman presents what he witnessed with careful precision. His goal isn't merely to recount classified episodes, but to offer readers genuine insight into what R&AW got right, where it stumbled, and why those lessons matter. This is intelligence history written not for thrills, but for understanding.
- Author: B. Raman
- Publisher: Lancer
- Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
- ISBN: 978-0979617430
- Pages: 304 pages