Top 7 RAW officers go on leave over promotion

India's external intelligence agency RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) is facing a similar crisis. Seven high ranking RAW officials have gone on a mass protest leave, after an IPS officer superseded them.

With reports of Chinese incursions in the Ladakh area of Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan stifling Mumbai terror attack investigation, Maoists stoking anti-India sentiments in Nepal, India seems to be facing trouble from all neighboring countries.

However, India's External Intelligence Agency, the RAW is busy fighting its own internal battles. At a time when the country needs intelligence to keep itself secure, seven additional secretary rank officials have gone on mass protest leave.

The mass leave is to protest the promotion of IPS officer Avdesh Mathur as special secretary. The seven officers are from the Research and Analysis Service (RAS). There is constant tension between RAS and IPS officers in RAW. The present RAW chief is also from IPS. RAS cadres fear that the next chief will also be from IPS.

Courtesy:ibnlive.com

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