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India鈥檚 spy agency: What do we know about RAW?

That鈥檚 India鈥檚 equivalent of the CIA.

Canada鈥檚 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said his government is investigating "credible" claims that Indian government agents may have been involved in the murder of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

It鈥檚 soured the relationship between the two countries. But how much do we really know about the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) - India鈥檚 version of the CIA? Rupsha Mukherjee, a senior reporter in Delhi, gives us some answers.

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Presenters: Hannah Gelbart with Rupsha Mukherjee
Producers: William Lee Adams and Benita Barden
Editors: Julia Ross-Roy and Simon Peeks

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