RAW: A History of Indias Covert Operations chronicles the different strands that make up the story of Research and Wing Analysis over the years to give us a history of Indias least known and little understood institutions. Why was it set up? How has its role and vision changed over the decades since its formation in 1968? Who were the people who shaped its destiny? What was its role in international engagements? It began with RandAW playing a crucial role in Pakistans partition and the formation of Bangladesh, the spy agency then progressed into carrying out mature operations in tumultuous times in Fiji, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. RandAW spies upended numerous plots concocted by the Pakistani spy agency ISI, operated globally in the UK, Nepal and the Soviet Union and played an important role during the IranIraq war. Often romanticized yet mostly fictionalized accounts exist of the spy world. In this book, the author closely follows the lives of real agents mapping their actions in real situations. The authors conversations with the Indian spies provide insight and a deeper understanding on how covert operations are carried out by the warriors in the shadow. Intelligence support is essential for any country to grow and increase its global reach. Yatish Yadav stitches a comprehensive account of the Indian spy networks providing a national and international perspective on gathering intelligence, its relevance in securing and advancing national interests..