R&AW Founder Perfectly Blended Intelligence With Strategic Objectives

Rameshwar Nath Kao, or RN Kao, would have been 106 years old today. The founder of Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW)-India’s external intelligence agency-was an intensely private person, deeply religious and equally compassionate.
He had the ability to see the larger picture and also pay attention to the minutest of detail, says Ramanathan Kumar, former Special Secretary, R&AW.
“Often in the intelligence business, even the best of spymasters at times tend to develop tunnel vision and get into microscopic details, which is very important of course, without seeing the larger picture. But Mr Kao had the rare ability to understand the larger picture and its importance to the political leadership of the country. He would also ensure that the finest of details were taken care of when it came to conducting operations,” Kumar told StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale.
Kao was extremely fastidious when it came to analysis and disseminating notes to the government. He would correct the drafts put up by his subordinates, even the best of them, with the finest a fine tooth comb, adds Kumar.
And when it came to R&AW operations, Kao was a man of tremendous discretion, tact and caution. “There was nothing reckless about Mr Kao. He was not a Rambo kind of operative. Every action of his was preceded by a very careful and methodical examination of the pros and cons.”
Kao had the knack of harmonising intelligence goals with the larger political or strategic objectives. “Mr Kao had a very fine political antenna. Therefore, he made sure that the operational initiatives R&AW took were in perfect harmony with the larger strategic and political objectives that the political leadership had in mind at that point in time,” says Kumar.
#r&aw #rnkao #raw #spymaster
Join Nitin Gokhale's Strategic Group WhatsApp Channel to get the latest updates from articles on our website and videos on our KZbin Channel: www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029...
Since many of our well-wishers requested a UPI payment id to contribute and support us, here’s the link, which gives us 100% of what you choose: stratnewsglobal.com/support-us/
You can also click and buy a KZbin Super Thanks(the heart icon where you liked this video), which directly supports StratNewsGlobal, with 70% of your chosen amount.
Leave your comments, questions, and feedback. Like and share our videos. Subscribe to our KZbin channel. Click on the 🔔icon to get notified of our latest uploads.
To get instant updates join our telegram circle - t.me/stratnewsglobalbroadcast

[@The_name_that]

I'm waiting for the files that are scheduled to be declassified in 2025 .

[@xixi1x34]

Which files? Intelligence assessment flies?

[@The_name_that]

​@@xixi1x34before sir passed away, a foreign service officer persuaded him into documenting his life. Mr. Kao personally looked into the transcript and corrected it. The files are scheduled to be declassified next year.

[@anirudhpandey4784]

The Formidable RN KAO "Ramji My Boy"

[@Charanms]

Waiting for the next book , the first book was signed by Mr J Sai Deepak when I went to his book sign event in Bengaluru,, the store had ran out of copies of his book "India that is Bharath" but I bought the book, "R,N. Kao : Gentleman Sypmaster" and he was gracious enough to sign it " India believes in Shastra and Kshatra" . It is a wonderful book by Nithin Gokhale sir.

[@vipinnaagar8191]

Hey Boss! Happy Birthday to you Mr. Kao....U shall always be remembered...

[@dropoutlegend106]

I just spotted former raw agent It been long time budy .. . . . .. . ... . .. .. . . . .. .. .. . .. . .. . . .. . . .. ,

[@kksudhir9824]

SAM BAHADUR AND R N KAO MUST HAVE INTERACTED AND IT MUST HAVE BEEN FORMIDABLE FORCE A GENERAL WHO NEVER BOWED EVEN TO THE AMERICAN PRESENCE THEN ...GAME CHANGER INCLUDED THE RISE OF INDIA....NOW WITH SIR AJIT DOVAL SIR AND MODI IT'S INVINCIBLE A FORCE TO RECKON WITH

[@user-yo5dq3ow7k]

Your final assessment that we know only failure. Is very objective and right 😊

[@usual-suspect]

Please consider establishing a "R.N. Kao Fan Club"

[@anirudhpandey4784]

Can we call it the Kashmir Mafia or "cowboys" (making sculptures ngl)

[@S1996V]

Sir we want more stories of lagend R N Kao sir.

[@kalebj7001]

Read the book "Kaoboys" by B. Raman

[@shantanusapru]

A legend! The GOAT & OG!!

[@saurabhmukherjee9757]

Nitin waiting for another Book on Great Rameshwar Nath Kao,

[@gvincent3246]

Thanks for wonderful episode

[@Abhishek-ti5er]

I enjoyed it thoroughly. Very informative.

[@santhoshktm]

Hats off to RN Kao,sir...

[@Abhishek-ti5er]

Unsung heros.❤❤❤

[@the_foxbat]

@StartNewsGlobal could you please mention all those books names in the description for the reference.

[@sivaswamiramesh1128]

Mr Gokale You must do a Program about Our MEA Dr Jai Shankar's Father Dr Subramaniam who also was an Institution Builder .,Many Doesn't know about Mr Subramaniam... Looking forward to

[@Samygodara]

Jai hind

[@krr3502]

there lived a ghost the super spi R N KAO

[@TJ-wo1xt]

Nice one nitin, as always.

[@user-yo5dq3ow7k]

Why our agency fails to locate subhash chander bose ,he was living and died in india.?

[@user-yo5dq3ow7k]

Why so many foreign funded ngo ,church ,islamic were damaging country but did not do any thing . Today people know soers much more.

[@user-yo5dq3ow7k]

Some say ib had already plan for bangladesh creation But raw take all cerdit

[@anirudhpandey4784]

Hello there MR MML hooja🗣

[@dropoutlegend106]

​@@anirudhpandey4784long time buddy .. .. . .. .. .. . . . . . . .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. . . .. ... . ... ... ... . . . . . ... .

[@user-yo5dq3ow7k]

Balchandran is darbari .even today he sign petition ,issue statement for cong. He said in one article we were clandestine in collaboration with israel . But on political fournd in india they oppose Israel.

[@user-yo5dq3ow7k]

Why he failed to save indira gandhi ? Why he failed to crek case who really behind killing indira .

[@anirudhpandey4784]

RNK was in China, When the assassination of Mrs Gandhi took place, In B Raman's "Kaoboys" The Close proximity group which keeps a closure of the security of the Prime Minister was not as Apt and Disciplined as it should have been, and though the blue protocol book appropriately mentions that The close guards of The Prime Minister should not be from a religion which is against the political ideology of the Leader (The PM), Not a religious factor but Heads of State all over the world have this protocol to follow through, Say Margaret Thatcher didn't have an Guard from the north Irish Origins and so on. It was a big bureaucratic tussle on the aspect of Prime Minister's security

[@user-yo5dq3ow7k]

@@anirudhpandey4784 ok but raw tell before had just like inmujeeb case. Butwhy he not creak case

[@user-yo5dq3ow7k]

Foreign hand was indira famous frage. But never stop any such hand. Khalistani movment was fuel by cong and raw ex officer gbs sindhu written about it

[@shekharmehra6943]

Disappointing episode, who is this fool, so much hot air without any substance. Below your normal standards.

[@I...2728]

Which Balachandran book gentleman is talking about?