Doval Recalls Chinese Capture Of Intelligence Team During Border Mission

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has recalled a tense episode from his early intelligence career while speaking at the IIT Roorkee convocation. Posted in Sikkim during its merger process with India, Doval was responsible for gathering intelligence on Chinese Army movements. He described how an intelligence team went missing, only to learn from headquarters that its members were in Chinese custody and had been interrogated. Doval feared the incident would end his career, but an inquiry cleared him, with defective maps and sketches cited as contributing factors. Watch