AS dulat

Ex-R&AW chief was 'shocked' when Nikkhil Advani cracked the agency's plan to catch Dawood via Google: 'I can't believe you got it'

February 13, 2025 10:55 am

Nikkhil Advani said that he cracked the agency's plan to catch Dawood Ibrahim via Google.

Who was 'the ghost passenger of IC 814'?: Ex RAW chief AS Dulat reveals hostage's identity, says he could've been 'beheaded' if hijackers found out

September 11, 2024 10:54 am

Former RAW chief AS Dulat spoke about the mysterious 'ghost passenger of IC 814', whose identity was kept hidden even from top government officials during the negotiations.

IC 814: Former R&AW chief AS Dulat recalls Ajit Doval 'would regret' how hostage negotiations unfolded in Kandahar, thought, 'Yeh kya ho raha hai'

September 10, 2024 9:30 am

In an interview with Barkha Dutt, former R&AW chief AS Dulat recalled regrouping with the hostage negotiators upon their return to India after the standoff.

IC 814: Former RAW chief AS Dulat recalls getting Ajit Doval's 'desperate phone calls' from Kandahar, said, 'Hurry up and do something'

September 08, 2024 9:47 pm

In an interview, former R&AW chief AS Dulat, and Anand Arni, member of the IC 814 negotiations team, spoke about the Netflix show's dramatisation of the incident.

IC 814: Former RAW chief AS Dulat reflects on 'mistake' to allow aircraft to leave Amritsar, says they considered 'puncturing tyres, blocking it with bowser'

September 06, 2024 6:52 pm

Former R&AW chief AS Dulat, who was chief at the time of the IC 814 hijack, spoke about the perceived failures that led to the hijacked plane being allowed to take off from Amritsar.

‘A life in the shadows’: Memoirs by former R&AW chief AS Dulat released in UT

March 03, 2023 3:01 am

Former Justice Sodhi vividly described his experience with Dulat and his father and termed his writing "straight forward, frank and easy to read. It's like reading a story book and not a memoir except everything is true".

Former RAW chief AS Dulat, J&K leader Farooq Abdullah join Bharat Jodo Yatra

January 03, 2023 8:13 pm

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra entered Uttar Pradesh today after a nine-day break in Delhi.

Former ISI chief Assad Durrani to be put on no-fly list, face Court of Inquiry over 'Spy Chronicles' book

May 28, 2018 7:30 pm

Durrani was summoned to the General Headquarters (GHQ) during the day to explain his position on the book, said a statement issued today by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) - the Pakistan military's media wing. 

Book Release: Tie-up great, but Mufti needs more support: ex-R&AW chief

July 03, 2015 4:22 am

Giving a thumbs up to the PDP-BJP alliance in J&K, former PM Vajpayee’s advisor on Kashmir affairs — A S Dulat — expressed concern about CM Sayeed “feeling a bit choked”, adding he needed “more support”.

India wanted to raid IC-814 in Dubai, but Farooq Abdullah opposed swap, says former RAW chief AS Dulat

July 03, 2015 2:11 pm