Delhi denies any contact between RAW and ISI

17 Feb, 2004

India on Monday denied establishment of any hotline contact between RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan.
When contacted by APP Special Correspondent here for comments on the reported hotline contact established by Chiefs of RAW and ISI, External Affairs Ministry Spokesman Navtaj Sarna said there is no truth in the news report.
Earlier, a news report, carried by leading National Indian Daily Times of India in its recent issue, said in a major breakthrough RAW Chief C D Sahay and Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief General Ehsan-ul-Haq have established hotline contact.
Quoting government sources, the report further stated that their regular hotline communication started just before the recently concluded Saarc summit and they have even been holding secret meetings, of and on.

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