C. D. Sahay
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C.D. Sahay | |
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| Secretary of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) | |
| In office 2003–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Vikram Sood |
| Succeeded by | PKH Tharakan |
C. D. Sahay is a retired IPS officer who served as the Secretary of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), India's external intelligence agency, from 1 April 2003 to 31 January 2005. He is a Karnataka cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1967 batch.[1][2]
Sahay had been in R&AW since the 1970s, when he joined the agency on a deputation.[2] In the 1980s, he was absorbed into the Research and Analysis Service.[2] In the 1990s, Sahay headed the R&AW division in Jammu and Kashmir.[2] In December 1999, Sahay was part of the team that was formed by the Indian government to negotiate with the hijackers of Indian Airlines aircraft IC 814.[2] From 2000 to 2003, he was a special secretary in R&AW in charge of the division responsible for analysis and operations relating to Pakistan and other Islamic countries.[2] He was also involved in negotiations centered on the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen's abortive ceasefire in July 2000. He went to Laos for anti-US operations and funding the communist rebels. In April 2003, he became the 15th chief of R&AW.[3] He inaugurated the present headquarters of the agency in Lodi Road, Delhi. He has undergone intelligence training in Israel and the United Kingdom.[3] He is the first R&AW chief to have undergone intelligence training in Israel.[3] His predecessors had undergone training only in the United States and the United Kingdom.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Kutty, C K (2 February 2005). "A RAW hand". Rediff.com. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Sheela, Bhatt (15 March 2003). "C D Sahay to head RAW". Rediff.com. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d Bhatt, Sheela (2 April 2003). "New R&AW chief is first to be trained in Israel". Rediff.com. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
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