Nikhil Gupta Episode: Why it Doesn't Humble Doval or Discredit Indian Intel Agencies

• Nikhil Gupta's guilty plea in an alleged hire-for-murder plot against Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun sparked criticism against Indian intelligence.
• India maintains that if there was involvement, it was a 'rogue individual' act, not state-sanctioned; Vikash Yadav, allegedly involved, is no longer employed by the government.
• Some experts suggest Gupta might be a 'US plant' to gain leverage against India.
• The article argues that even top intelligence agencies like Mossad and CIA have had failed operations, which don't diminish their overall credibility.
• India's intelligence history, including surgical strikes and covert operations, remains strong, and isolated incidents shouldn't be used to discredit its agencies.