Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share “Former Senior Indian Intelligence Officer” – R&AW Special Secretary Vappala Balachandran
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
“Former Senior Indian Intelligence Officer” – R&AW Special Secretary Vappala Balachandran
Summary
What You’ll LearnIntelligence
Vappala Balachandran (Wikipedia) joins Andrew (Twitter; LinkedIn) to discuss his career and the ancient roots of espionage in India. Bala formerly served as Special Secretary for India’s Cabinet Secretariat.
What You’ll LearnIntelligence
Reflections
And much, much more …
“There was a lot of pressure. There was a lot of pressure, especially, for example: Certain incidents happening – What would be the repercussions in India? Now, anything that happens in Pakistan, it will have some repercussions in India. And, same thing in Afghanistan, and then all the neighboring countries, we are to watch them.” – Vappala Balachandran.
Irish Garda Intelligence Chief with Assistant Commissioner Michael McElgunn (2023)
Venice’s Secret Service with Ioanna Iordanou (2023)
Indian Intelligence & Cyber, A Conversation with Sameer Patil, ORF Mumbai (2023)
Intelligence & the World’s Largest Democracy with Former Indian Intelligence Director Vikram Sood (2021)
*Beginner Resources*
The Entire History of India in Under 10 Minutes, Made in History, YouTube (2022) [10 min. Video]
RAW: A History of India’s Covert Operations, Y. Yadav, New Indian Express (2020) [Short article]
Timeline: India-Pakistan Relations, A. Hashim, Al Jazeera (2019) [Historical timeline]
DEEPER DIVEPrimary Sources
Agreement on a ceasefire between Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (2022)
Pradhan Inquiry Commission Report, 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks (2009)
Lessons from the Mumbai Terrorist Attacks, US Senate Hearing (2009)
The Police Act (1861)
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View all episodes
By SpyCast
5
33 ratings
Summary
What You’ll LearnIntelligence
Vappala Balachandran (Wikipedia) joins Andrew (Twitter; LinkedIn) to discuss his career and the ancient roots of espionage in India. Bala formerly served as Special Secretary for India’s Cabinet Secretariat.
What You’ll LearnIntelligence
Reflections
And much, much more …
“There was a lot of pressure. There was a lot of pressure, especially, for example: Certain incidents happening – What would be the repercussions in India? Now, anything that happens in Pakistan, it will have some repercussions in India. And, same thing in Afghanistan, and then all the neighboring countries, we are to watch them.” – Vappala Balachandran.
Irish Garda Intelligence Chief with Assistant Commissioner Michael McElgunn (2023)
Venice’s Secret Service with Ioanna Iordanou (2023)
Indian Intelligence & Cyber, A Conversation with Sameer Patil, ORF Mumbai (2023)
Intelligence & the World’s Largest Democracy with Former Indian Intelligence Director Vikram Sood (2021)
*Beginner Resources*
The Entire History of India in Under 10 Minutes, Made in History, YouTube (2022) [10 min. Video]
RAW: A History of India’s Covert Operations, Y. Yadav, New Indian Express (2020) [Short article]
Timeline: India-Pakistan Relations, A. Hashim, Al Jazeera (2019) [Historical timeline]
DEEPER DIVEPrimary Sources
Agreement on a ceasefire between Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (2022)
Pradhan Inquiry Commission Report, 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks (2009)
Lessons from the Mumbai Terrorist Attacks, US Senate Hearing (2009)
The Police Act (1861)
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
More shows like SpyCast
View all
SpyCast
1,499 Listeners
Dan Snow's History Hit
4,648 Listeners
Secrets and Spies Podcast: Current Affairs | Geopolitics | Intelligence
262 Listeners
Cold War Conversations
436 Listeners
Today in Focus
982 Listeners
True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics
1,983 Listeners
Irregular Warfare Podcast
389 Listeners
Real Dictators
5,211 Listeners
The Rest Is History
12,488 Listeners
SPYCRAFT 101
317 Listeners
The Rest Is Politics
3,125 Listeners
World Of Secrets
877 Listeners
The Spy Who
555 Listeners
The Rest Is Politics: US
2,208 Listeners
The Rest Is Classified
907 Listeners