{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/641dc4d31aec620011d33eff/69edcd5623929c3a2a15b10a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep.154 THE UNKNOWN MEN: Spies and Operations of R&AW | Dr Dheeraj Paramesha-Chaya","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/641dc4d31aec620011d33eff/1777192168205-41c68014-b197-4b54-bc17-319d9c8853d5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>India’s wars are not always fought on the battlefield.</p><p>Behind the headlines, beyond diplomacy, exists a silent world of intelligence, covert operations, and strategic action. In this episode of the Space, Defence &amp; Security Podcast, we explore the reality of Spies, India, and R&amp;AW, the agency at the center of India’s external intelligence operations.</p><p>Who are the “unknown men” often spoken about in connection with covert missions?</p><p>How do intelligence operations actually work?</p><p>And how has India’s approach to national security evolved in an increasingly complex geopolitical environment?</p><p>This conversation moves beyond cinema and speculation to examine the strategic, operational, and psychological dimensions of intelligence work.</p><p>🎙 Featuring <a href=\"https://www.hull.ac.uk/staff-directory/dheeraj-paramesha-chaya\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dr Dheeraj Paramesha-Chaya</a>, Lecturer in intelligence and international security at the School of Criminology, Politics, and Law, University of Hull in UK, this episode provides a serious and informed perspective on one of the most discussed, yet least understood, aspects of national security.</p>","author_name":"Omkar NIKAM"}