He was closely involved in the formulation of the Sino-Indian accord on maintaining peace on the borders and in the series of negotiations[when?]

As director general of military operations, he was closely involved in strategic planning and field force management[when?]

Raghavan was a member of the independent Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, set up at the initiative of the Swedish Government and headed by Hans Blix.

The Commission released a report, entitled "Weapons of Terror: Freeing the World of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Arms" in 2006, which proposed that nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons be outlawed and discussed the options for achieving this goal.

[1] He was also a member of the Indian Government's Review Committee for the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, which had been opposed in Manipur and other parts of North-East India.[when?]