A. S. Dulat
A. S. Dulat | |
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| Secretary of Research and Analysis Wing | |
| In office 1999–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Arvind Dave |
| Succeeded by | Vikram Sood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amarjit Singh Dulat 1940 (age 83–84) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Profession | Spymaster |
Amarjit Singh Dulat (born 1940) was a spymaster and a former special director of the Indian Intelligence Bureau and former Secretary of Research and Analysis Wing from 1999 to 2000. After retirement, he was appointed as an advisor on Jammu and Kashmir in the Prime Minister's Office and served there from January 2000 to May 2004.
Career
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Born in a Sikh Dulat family, Dulat joined the Indian Police Service from Rajasthan Cadre[1] in 1965, and in March 1969, joined the Intelligence Bureau.[2] He was educated at Bishop Cotton School, Shimla and graduated from Panjab University, Chandigarh.[2]
Dulat served in Kashmir as Joint Director in the Intelligence Bureau from 1988 to 1990 which was arguably the most troublesome time in the valley. His interception into Kashmir politics in 1990 was through Shabir Shah, whom he termed as "big daddy of militants", having international links.[3][4] Dulat then moved to Intelligence Bureau where he was promoted to the rank of Special Director. In 1999, he became chief of Research and Analysis Wing until his December 2000 retirement.[5][6]
Post retirement
[edit]In 2015, he came to the center-stage of a lot of media speculation on account of his book Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years.[3] In 2018, he co-authored The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace with Asad Durrani, former head of the Inter-Services Intelligence.[7]
Dulat has criticised Ajit Doval, the National Security Advisor, by calling Doval "hawkish" for his hardline position on handling border disputes with China.[8] In Dulat's book, A Life In The Shadows: A Memoir, published in 2022, a full chapter was focused on Doval strategy of "muscular power" in Kashmir.[9] In 2023, he also criticised Doval's doctrine for handling the Kashmir conflict with Pakistan.[10]
Bibliography
[edit]- Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years (with Aditya Sinha) (HarperCollins, 2015) ISBN 978-9351770664
- The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace (with Asad Durrani and Aditya Sinha) (HarperCollins, 2018) ISBN 978-9352779253
- A Life In The Shadows: A Memoir (HarperCollins, 2022) ISBN 978-9356295964
References
[edit]- ^ "'Kashmir to be unraveled in Pune'". India Reporting. 9 August 2015. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Shri A. S. Dulat" (PDF). Association of Retired Senior IPS officer. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ a b Jaleel, Muzamil (11 July 2015). "Book Review – AS Dulat's 'Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years'". Indian Express.
- ^ "Shabir Shah Resigns As Sec Gen Of Geelani Led Hurriyat". Kashmir Observer. 21 March 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "'New RAW chief expert on Pak, China'", Times of India, 15 December 2000.
- ^ Vikram Sood, new RAW chief[dead link], The Hindu, 13 December 2000
- ^ Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Former ISI, RAW chiefs co-author book, The News, 21 May 2018
- ^ "Ajit Doval likely to visit China: NSA's famed 'Doval doctrine' and deconstructing India's stand on Beijing". Firstpost. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Singh, Sushant (4 January 2023). "Former IB and RAW officer AS Dulat's memoir reveals his abiding passion for troubled Kashmir". Scroll.in. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Kashmir has almost totally mainstreamed: Former RAW chief AS Dulat". Deccan Herald. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.