- While Air India, the Navy and the Shipping Secretary were ready for mass evacuation National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Intelligence Bureau Director Asif Ibrahim were busy steering a secret diplomatic outreach
- Ms.Sushma Swaraj, External Affairs Minister spoke to all the Foreign Ministers of all the Gulf States and met their envoys here to enlist their support as well
- MEA spokesperson told that India was approaching every door, front door, back door and trap door and after a slow initial response to the ISIS crisis in Iraq, India’s personal diplomatic reached right on the ground by the NSA
- Several doors were opened because of the goodwill and nurses are now safe, Iraqi airways has been running special flights to Delhi bringing in about 600 Indians so far
- Concern remains on the 39 missing men working on a construction project in Mosul who have been out of contact for much longer, in a constantly changing conflict zone
- National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Intelligence Bureau Director Asif Ibrahim were on a secret mission and powered by phone calls from Ms.Swaraj to her counterparts in the region
- The situation was blank since the ISIS had taken control of several cities, including Tikrit, Mosul and the Baiji refinery
- Looking at the situation Prime Minister asked Mr.Doval to conduct a high level meeting to discuss the latest intelligence on the fighting in Tikrit and Mosul and look out for mass evacuation if necessary
- Mr.Doval went on a top secret to Iraq to understand the position on the ground and make high-level contacts in the Iraqi government
- Mr. Ibrahim was dispatched to Riyadh on June 25-26 to speak with senior officials about intelligence on these groups as the conflict zone in Iraq is held mainly by Sunni insurgents
- Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/nsa-doval-went-on-secret-mission-to-iraq/article6187655.ece
- http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/indias-diplomatic-outreach-opened-several-shut-doors/article6187571.ece