'They Are In Chinese Custody': Ajit Doval Recalls Sikkim Intelligence Crisis

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval today recalled a tense episode from his early intelligence career when a team operating along the Sikkim-China border failed to return as scheduled, leaving him worried about the fate of its members and convinced that his own professional career was over.Speaking at the convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, Doval described himself as a young Indian Police Service (IPS) officer "in his twenties" who was new to intelligence work when he was posted to Sikkim during the territory's transition into the Indian Union. His responsibilities included overseeing intelligence operations in the border areas and monitoring the movements and activities of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA)."I was a young IPS officer, new to the intelligence profession. I was in my 20s, and I was posted as in charge of intelligence in Sikkim.