Operation X

Operation X: The Untold Story of India's Covert Naval War in East Pakistan is a book co-authored by M.N.R. Samant and Sandeep Unnithan. It is the first known documentation of Indian Navy's Directorate of Naval Intelligence's Operation X, which was undertaken in 1971 during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Authors The book is co-authored by Sandeep Unnithan and M.N.R. Samant. Sandeep Unnithan Sandeep Unnithan is a writer and journalist who is an Executive Editor at India Today. M.N.R. Samant Indian Navy Captain Mohan Narayan Rao Samant (1930-2019) was the Staff Officer, G1 of the Naval Commando Operations-X unit. He was decorated with India's second highest gallantry award, the Maha Vir Chakra. He died on 20 March 2019.