•In April 2003, I had to go to Japan to attend a seminar. I was accompanied by another officer, who was an under secretary. Since Rabinder was looking after the region, he coordinated all the arrangements for our visit. I had to go his office a couple of times in connection with our visit. He was very helpful, and went out of his way to see that everything was tied up. The senior RAW officer in Tokyo was not present, but his deputy was told to look after us.

•I visited Srinagar. Atop the Shankaracharya hill, I counted almost a dozen antennae, each belonging to a different intelligence agency or para military force.

•As was to be expected, the department had a number of stations in foreign countries. These were usually referred to by three letter code signs, such as ABC, XYZ, RST, etc. The code signs were designed for use in messages or telegrams that were sent outside , as a security measure.

•RAW officers are deputed to foreign missions in cover appointments to carry out the task of collecting political intelligence. In some cases, technical personnel of RAW are also deputed to man communications and gather SIGINT at selected locations.

•In early 2001, Amar Bhushan returned from Tokyo and took over as Additional Secretary (Personnel), replacing Shanmugam who went on deputation to the Government of Mauritius.

•Rabinder attempted to secure a posting to Washington, DC.