A startling report by Organiser, one of India’s oldest weekly magazines associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has ignited a geopolitical storm across South Asia and beyond. The publication alleges that a joint operation between Indian and Russian intelligence agencies thwarted a CIA-linked plot to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in China earlier this year.
The report, published on October 24, 2025, connects the mysterious death of a U.S. Special Forces officer, Terrence Arvelle Jackson, in Dhaka to this alleged plot — a narrative that, if substantiated, could have seismic implications for India-U.S. relations and global intelligence dynamics.
The Summit That Turned Suspicious
The alleged incident traces back to the SCO Summit held in Tianjin, China, where Prime Minister Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin were scheduled to meet alongside other Eurasian leaders.
According to Organiser, on the morning of the summit, a “credible intelligence alert” reached both Indian and Russian security agencies. The alert, reportedly passed through China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS), warned of a potential assassination attempt targeting Prime Minister Modi.
What followed, the magazine claims, was an extraordinary moment in diplomatic history. Putin allegedly waited nearly an hour for Modi’s arrival and personally invited him to travel together in his armoured limousine to the summit venue.
Organiser describes this as a “tactical security gesture” based on “fresh intelligence inputs of a credible threat.” The report cites unnamed sources within Indian security circles claiming that Russian intelligence intercepted chatter linking a U.S. operative stationed in Dhaka to the planned attack.
The Dhaka Connection: Who Was Terrence Arvelle Jackson?
The most explosive part of the Organiser story revolves around Terrence Arvelle Jackson, a U.S. Army Special Forces officer reportedly working under diplomatic cover in Bangladesh.
On August 31, 2025, Jackson was found dead in Room 808 of the Westin Hotel in Dhaka. Local police initially described the case as a “possible poisoning,” but later reports, cited by Organiser, suggest traces of radioactive isotopes were found — a detail eerily reminiscent of historical spy assassinations.
According to the magazine, Jackson was not in Bangladesh merely for training or security cooperation. Instead, he was allegedly part of a covert operation aimed at eliminating Prime Minister Modi during the SCO summit and destabilising the South Asian region.
The publication claims that Jackson was recruiting local assets through intermediaries linked to Western-funded NGOs and ex-military contractors in Dhaka. His cover, it says, involved “security coordination” with Bangladesh’s interim administration led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who took over after the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government earlier in the year.
Intelligence Convergence: India, Russia, and China
The Organiser report outlines what it calls a “rare moment of triangular intelligence coordination.”
It alleges that China’s MSS first picked up signals of a U.S.-linked plot targeting Modi and relayed the information discreetly to both India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB).
The three agencies allegedly began tracking Jackson’s movements in Dhaka, where he frequently met “foreign operatives and local fixers” in hotels and diplomatic zones.
When the summit date approached, the network was reportedly “neutralised” through coordinated action. Organiser claims that three other foreign contractors associated with Jackson also died under “unexplained circumstances” in Dhaka and Chittagong around the same time.
A Web of Allegations and Counterclaims
The United States has made no official statement regarding the allegations, and there is no independent verification of Organiser’s claims.
A brief press release by the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, issued on September 4, simply stated that all personnel were “accounted for” and that there were “no ongoing operations” in Dhaka. No reference was made to Jackson by name, and no further clarification followed.
Nevertheless, the Organiser article cites unnamed Indian intelligence officials asserting that the episode demonstrated India’s “strategic autonomy” and the country’s capacity to “thwart Western interference.”
Quoting a retired Indian intelligence officer, Colonel Ajit Singh, the report notes:
“This episode shows how far the U.S. was willing to go to disrupt India’s ties with Russia and the BRICS alliance. Washington misread India’s intent — and suffered a major setback.”
Social Media Amplification
Following Organiser’s publication, the story went viral on social media.
Hashtags such as #ModiAssassinationPlot, #TerrenceJackson, and #CIAinDhaka began trending across Indian and Bangladeshi networks.
Supporters of the ruling BJP and right-wing commentators described the report as “proof” of India’s strong intelligence collaboration with Russia. Conversely, critics accused the magazine of spreading “geopolitical disinformation” and promoting anti-American narratives aligned with Moscow’s strategic interests.
Fact-checkers and independent journalists have urged caution, noting that the story lacks corroboration from government sources or international media.
Strategic Implications
If the claims hold any truth, the ramifications could be profound.
An alleged CIA-linked assassination attempt on a sitting Indian Prime Minister would represent one of the most significant breaches of international norms in modern history.
It would also signal a fundamental rupture in India-U.S. relations at a time when Washington views New Delhi as a key counterbalance to Beijing in the Indo-Pacific region.
At the same time, the alleged intelligence cooperation between India, Russia, and China — three major Eurasian powers — would highlight a deepening realignment away from Western-dominated security frameworks.
Even if the story remains unverified, the narrative itself plays into a broader geopolitical theme:
the emergence of an information cold war, where intelligence leaks, counter-leaks, and selective disclosures shape public perception as much as actual statecraft.
The Lingering Mystery
Despite the controversy, one fact remains uncontested — Terrence Arvelle Jackson is dead, and the circumstances of his death remain unclear.
Bangladeshi authorities have reportedly opened an internal inquiry, but no findings have been made public.
Neither the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka nor the State Department has responded to media inquiries about Jackson’s presence in Bangladesh.
Meanwhile, Organiser stands by its story, describing it as “the outcome of months of investigative research.” In its closing remarks, the magazine writes:
“No definitive evidence may ever surface, but the convergence of deaths, denials, and digital traces cannot be ignored.”
Whether viewed as credible intelligence or speculative geopolitics, Organiser’s report has undeniably stirred global attention.
For India, the narrative underscores the strategic complexity of its global position — balancing Western partnerships with traditional alliances in Moscow and emerging cooperation with Beijing.
For Washington, the allegations — if ever substantiated — would mark a diplomatic catastrophe.
And for the world, the story serves as a reminder that in the labyrinth of modern intelligence,
truth and manipulation often coexist, separated only by the thinnest line of plausible deniability.
