Pakistan's spies once got deep inside the Indian Army

100 soldiers were suspected of being Pakistani agents

India then launched a major operation to catch them

🧵on the Samba spy case The Samba spy scandal began in 1979

That year, over 50 Indian Army soldiers were suddenly arrested without explanation

Then the news broke: they were accused of being Pakistani agents

Almost all of them served with the 168 Infantry Brigade in Jammu's Samba

Donald Trump is dominating the American election

BUT, his return will be a big challenge for India

🧵 After the Trump assassination attempt this morning, I spoke to Ambassador Meera Shankar, India's former envoy to the America

With polls showing Trump in the lead, his return as President is not unlikely

We looked at what that could mean for India

Not all of it is good

India once fixed a deal between two nuclear powers

The result: a Western power gained its independence

🧵on this story That country was Austria

Located in Central Europe, Austria had been a part of Hitler's Germany during World War II

But the Allies - led by America, Britain and Soviet Russia - won the war in 1945

Austria was occupied and ruled by these countries

Russia once tried to rule India

It sent a massive army to take India from the British

But this operation was a total disaster

🧵on the forgotten invasion of India In 1801, Russia's ruler, Tsar Paul, came up with a wild plan

Just a few years before, Paul had been betrayed by the British Empire over the tiny island of Malta

Russia's ruler was looking for revenge against Britain

His plan: take India from the British

Rishi Sunak was a disappointment for India

His election defeat is actually good news

Here's why🧵 When Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister of the UK, India was excited

He was hailed as a symbol of pride for Indians

But his record after 2 years in office - particularly on issues that matter to India - has not been impressive

Here's why Sunak has been a disappointment for 🇮🇳

RAW once removed India's last ruling King

India's spies launched a secret operation against the ruler of Sikkim in 1973

The goal: to make Sikkim a part of India

🧵on this story In 1975, Sikkim became India's 22nd state

Before then, the state had been a monarchy with a ruler known as the Chogyal

The Chogyal's dynasty had ruled Sikkim for over 300 years

And it was ended with some help from India's Research and Analysis Wing

BIG NEWS: Canada exposed on Khalistan once again

Canada attacked India for killing extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar

BUT, a new report shows India was right about Nijjar Canada's Globe and Mail published a detailed investigative report on Hardeep Singh Nijjar

Nijjar was murdered in Canada on June 18, 2023

Canada alleged that India's govt was responsible for his death

Last week, Canada's Parliament even held a moment of silence for Nijjar

BJP is secretly trying to control politics in a major foreign country

That's what an explosive new documentary claims

🧵 Today, Australia's ABC News released a new documentary focused on the Modi government

It makes a range of accusations against PM Modi

This includes interfering in Australian politics and intimidating pro-Khalistan figures in the country

Let's take a look at what it says

Gulf nations like Kuwait have abused Indian workers for decades

🧵on how their terrible policy led to the tragedy in Kuwait On June 12, over 40 Indians workers in Kuwait died after a labour camp they were living in caught fire

The labourers were placed in a crowded, cramped building

Kuwait's govt came out strongly to punish local officials who allowed the fire to happen

It also ordered an inquiry

S Jaishankar will return as India's foreign minister

His legacy: transforming how Indians see geopolitics

🧵 Dr. S Jaishankar will not be returning as India's External Affairs Minister

Since 2019, Jaishankar has been the face of Indian diplomacy

But what did Jaishankar really achieve as Foreign Minister?

Let's take a look

A senior Indian spy betrayed his country for America

RAW officer Rabinder Singh was a secret CIA agent for years

But then, India launched a mission to catch Singh

🧵on this CIA-RAW battle Rabinder Singh began as an officer in the Indian Army in 1970

In 1984, he took part in Operation Blue Star to remove terrorists from the Golden Temple in Amritsar

But Singh wasn't considered a good officer and his Army career stalled

India exports one thing better than any other country

Over 100 countries have asked for India's help with this

That one thing: Elections!

🧵 Since 1952, India's Election Commission has organised the world's largest democratic elections

That record has made it one of the world's most experienced election managers

But Indians don't know that India has exported its skills and know how on elections around the world

"Canada protects Khalistani terrorists"

India believes this because of a disaster which killed 329 people

Our story begins in 1985🧵 On 23 June 1985, Air India 182 (also known as "Kanishka") flying from Toronto to London exploded

A bomb placed in the plane's baggage hold caused the explosion

All 329 people on board - Indian & Canadian citizens - were killed

It was the worst terror attack in Canada's history

Canada ignored an urgent warning from India in 1985

The result: terrorists bombed an Air India flight from Canada and took 329 lives

🧵 on the 1985 Air India Kanishka tragedy On 23 June 1985, Air India 182 (also known as "Kanishka") flying from Toronto to London exploded

A bomb placed in the plane's baggage hold caused the explosion

All 329 people on board - Indian & Canadian citizens - were killed

It was the worst terror attack in Canada's history

India was shocked by its biggest spy scandal in 1985

The highest levels of India's govt were caught selling secrets to foreign spies

France and Russia gained total access to India's biggest secrets

🧵on this controversy The story begins in January 1985

For months, India's Intelligence Bureau (IB) had been concerned that government secrets were falling into the hands of foreign powers like France

It was suspected that senior officials were leaking govt documents to foreign nations

R&AW is India's most secretive intelligence agency

Its agents defeated Pakistan, spied on China and fought civil wars

But we know little about R&AW's story

🧵 When India became independent in 1947, it inherited the Intelligence Bureau (IB) from the British Raj

For two decades, the IB handled both domestic and foreign intelligence

BUT, things began to change after India's defeat in the 1962 India-China war

America and Russia fought a secret battle to control India

Their spies funded Indian parties, manipulated the media and stole secrets

"The whole country is for sale," said one Russian spy

🧵on the fight to influence India For decades, India was a prime target for foreign spies

It was the world's largest democracy and an influential power among developing countries

Both America's Central Intelligence Agency and the Soviet Union's KGB fought to influence India's politics in their favour

NEW: RAW agents were kicked out of Australia in 2020 for stealing defence secrets

ABC News reports that Australia's govt found a "nest of spies" in 2020

India was at the centre of this scandal

Here's everything the report says🧵 Australia's ABC News reported today that RAW agents were expelled from Australia in 2020

The govt suspected them of trying to steal sensitive defence technology, classified airport security information and details of Australia's trade relationships

RAW Chief Samant Goel approved the Pannun killing plot, believe US agencies

The CIA believes NSA Ajit Doval may have known about the Pannun operation

US govt is looking at potential links to PM Modi's inner circle

Here's everything the Washington Post's report says 🧵 In a new report, the Washington Post has named Vikram Yadav, a RAW official, as the man responsible for managing the plot to kill Khalistani extremist Gurpatwant SIngh Pannun on US soil

Yadav was responsible for coordinating the operation

His identity was previously not known

Narendra Modi won some big global victories in 10 years

He reached out to America, built the Quad and pulled off G20

BUT, his China policy has failed

🧵on the Modi govt's diplomatic record Since 2014, Narendra Modi has made foreign policy a central focus of his govt

We talk a lot about that

But after 10 years of the Modi govt, we need to take a look at what Modi achieved and didn't on the world stage

So let's start with his big foreign policy wins...

China just won more power in India's neighbourhood

Maldives' pro-China President has just won a massive election victory

That should worry India

🧵 On April 21, Maldives held elections to its parliament (the Majlis)

The country's President is Mohamed Muizzu, whose govt has had tensions with India

His coalition that has a minority in Parliament right now

According to early results, his party is set to win a solid majority