The listing of a Centre run by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) that named the Chairperson of India’s National Security Advisory Board (NSAB), P.S. Raghavan, on a list of people allegedly promoting “Russian propaganda”, might have been a “mistake”, said sources, indicating that the Ukrainian government should clarify its intent, given it's potential impact on relations. However, a senior Ukrainian official has justified the listing, calling the people named in its list "unconditional agents of Russian influence", and threatened sanctions against them.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) declined to comment on the Ukrainian government listing, that had first appeared on July 14, and was reported this week in The Wire. According to the Centre for Countering Disinformation report, Mr. Raghavan, whom it erroneously identified as a former Indian security official, was responsible for implying Ukraine was a cover for NATO in the conflict with Russia.
Mr. Raghavan has recently been reappointed by the government and is serving his third term as NSAB chief under NSA Ajit Doval.
