Spill The Beans
K.S. Nair, a founder-member of RAW, saw it all
- The Nepal king offered asylum to Rajiv Gandhi and his family after Indira lost the elections
- $6 million paid into a Swiss account to bribe Sanjay's Iranian friend. Op codenamed 'Casino'.
- Mrs Gandhi used the services of an ex-IB chief to bring down Janata government
- RAW created by Indira to undermine IB, cut then home minister Y.B. Chavan to size
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Inside IB and RAW
The Rolling Stone That Gathered Moss
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Asylum for Rajiv and Sonia Gandhi
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Operation Casino: the $6 million kickback
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A Shrewd Mrs G and the ex-IB man
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Sanjay Gandhi: The power behind the sari:
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The creation of RAW: the real story
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The original Mr Moneybags
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Recycled? Morarji Desai (2nd from right) with Chandra Shekhar, Jagjivan Ram during the Janata's party
The "unpleasant" Morarjibhai
Having served briefly under Morarji Desai as RAW chief, Nair has bitter memories of the former PM. In the US, says Nair, Desai was known as the "recycling agent" for his urine therapy. He describes him an "unkind" and "heartless to others". Nair recalls that as chief minister of Bombay, Morarji was dismissive when informed about his daughter-in-law's suicide. "He is reported to have said 'silly girl' and carried on with the files on his table," writes Nair. However, he does acknowledge Desai as a man of personal courage with incredible physical fitness even in his old age.
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Intel failures and success stories
