It was February 2004 and Chandar D. Sahay, then India’s top intelligence official, had just received intercepted cables sent by Pakistan-based jihadists planning a third attempt on General Pervez Musharraf’s life. Without hesitation and with his prime minister’s blessings, Mr Sahay sent the intercepts and other crucial information to General Ehsan ul-Haq, Pakistan’s intelligence chief. The assassins made their attempt. Their bid was foiled.
