On 11 May 2006 Mr B. Raman, Former Head, Counter-Terrorism Division of India’s Intelligence Agency (External), will speak on "South Asia and Al-Qaeda - Emerging Trends" from 12 noon until 1 pm.
Mr Raman joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1961, and went on deputation to the Central Government in 1967. A year later, he moved over to R&AW as an external intelligence analyst. In 1984, he resigned from the police service and was permanently absorbed into R&AW. From 1988-94, he served as the Head of the Counter-Terrorism Division of R&AW.
Since retirement in 1994, Mr Raman has been the Director of the Institute for Topical Studies, Chennai. In 2000, he was appointed a Member of the Special Task Force on the revanmping of the Intelligence Apparatus of the Government of India. In 2002-04, he served as a Member of the National Security Advisory Board of the Government of India.
This will be held in the 5th floor meeting room at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Arundel House, 13-15 Arundel Street, Temple Place, London WC2R 3DX.
Please RSVP (confirmations only) to Ms. Kathleen James at 020 7395 9109 or
James@iiss.org
