R&AW Operations in Pakistan, Secret Missions, Spy Life & CIA | Pavneet Singh | Supertalks 123

In this episode, host Raghav Sharma speaks with geopolitics
expert Pavneet Singh about India’s secretive security
ecosystem—R&AW, Intelligence Bureau, and NIA—their distinct
roles, methods, and mission to safeguard national interests. The
conversation dives into covert operations, including IB activity
along the Nepal border that exposed a fake currency pipeline
linked to Pakistan-backed networks, and examines how Indian
agencies operate in challenging theaters like Pakistan and China.
We revisit R&AW’s pivotal role in the 1971 Bangladesh
liberation, its influence-building in West Asia, and compare
global intelligence heavyweights—CIA, Mossad, and KGB—with case
studies like alleged pager-based sabotage inside Iran. Closing
out, we explore how spycraft is evolving—tech, tradecraft, and
the future mindset shaping the world’s most secretive agencies