In 2018, he co-authored The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace with A. S. Dulat, former head of the Research and Analysis Wing.[11][12] He was supposed to attend the book release with Dulat in India, but the Indian government denied him a visa.[13] Subsequently, he received a summons to appear before General Headquarters over the book[14] and was placed on the Exit Control List.[15]