In episode 32, we discuss the early days of intelligence gathering during the colonial period to the post-independence restructuring and formation of agencies like the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and the Intelligence Bureau (IB). Simultaneously, we delve into the recent pivotal moments, key players, and espionage triumphs that have defined India's intelligence community, with Dr. Dheeraj Paramesha Chaya.

About the guest speaker:

Dr. Dheeraj Paramesha Chaya is a lecturer in Criminology at the School of Criminology, Sociology, and Policing under the umbrella of the University of Hull. He secured a PhD in Intelligence Studies from the University of Leicester for his study on the impact of India's intelligence culture on its strategic surprises.

Dheeraj is the author of the book 'India's Intelligence Culture and Strategic Surprises: Spying for South Block', which is the first academic work on India's foreign intelligence.

Besides academic research, Dheeraj has been imparting training to Indian security forces in the fields of intelligence and national security. He is the author of the intelligence training manual of the Karnataka State Intelligence. He has also been delivering training lectures to the Internal Security Division and the Intelligence Wing of the Karnataka State Police on intelligence, counterintelligence, radicalisation, religious fundamentalism, and counterterrorism.

Dheeraj's research interests lie in the area of strategic intelligence and counterintelligence for national security, sub-state conflicts, radicalisation and de-radicalisation.

NOTE: To follow up on the conversation from episode 32, please hop on to episode 33.

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