Ajit Kumar Doval is a retired IPS officer. He is a former Indian intelligence and law enforcement officer. Since 30 May 2014, is the 5th and current National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister. After spending a decade as the head of its operations wing, in 2004–05, he had served as the Director of the Intelligence Bureau. In January 2005, Doval retired as Director, Intelligence Bureau. He wrote editorial pieces for several leading newspapers and journals. He also delivered lectures on India's security challenges. He has delivered guest lectures on strategic issues at IISS, London, Washington DC, Capitol Hill, University of Melbourne, Australia-India Institute, the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie and National Defence College, New Delhi. Doval has won many awards like Police Medal, the President's Police Medal and the highest gallantry awards, the Kirti Chakra. Doval is widely credited for resolving Doklam Standoff through diplomatic channels and negotiations. Doval, in October 2018, was appointed as the Chairman of the Strategic Policy Group (SPG). Early life: He was born in 1945 in Ghiri Banelsyun village in Pauri Garhwal, in Uttarakhand. In 1967, from the University of Agra, he graduated with a master's degree in economics.
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During the meeting, the National Security Advisors held in-depth discussions within the framework of the strategic India-Nigeria partnership on threats and challenges emanating from terrorism, extremism and radicalisation.
"They also discussed further opportunities for closer collaboration in key domains, including clean energy supply chains and defence cooperation," according to the statement released by the White House.
PM Modi and Xi Jinping have not had any formal bilateral meeting ever since the aggressive moves by the Chinese PLA to unilaterally change the status quo along the LAC in eastern Ladakh and the counter-deployment by the Indian Army in April-May 2020 started the military stand-off.
Although the Chinese military didn’t comment on the progress of the disengagement from the remaining areas including Depsang and Demchok but said both sides will continue to consolidate the outcomes.
The lawsuit alleges that Yadav was recruited by R&AW Gupta to arrange a murder attempt on Pannun and it was approved by Goel and Doval.
According to the statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the meeting gave two sides the opportunity to review recent efforts towards finding early resolution of remaining issues along LAC.
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed India hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 22.
Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor (NSA), attended the BRICS NSAs' meeting in Russia's Saint Petersburg city on Wednesday. The "spymaster" highlighted the soaring terrorism and stressed addressing it through joint efforts within the BRICS framework.
Doval's visit to Moscow comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to both Russia and Ukraine in the past two months. During his visit, PM Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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In his latest book, former US National Security Adviser Lt Gen (retd) HR McMaster notes that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian government is ready to pursue "unprecedented" levels of cooperation with the United States, primarily in response to Chinese aggression.
Bangladesh Army Chief General Waqar-uz-Zaman announced that Sheikh Hasina has resigned as the country's Prime Minister and an interim government is set to take over soon. After resigning, Hasina landed at the Hindon airbase near Ghaziabad on her way to London.
NSA Doval was among thousands of mourners and world leaders who attended Trong's funeral in Hanoi and praised the deceased leader's contributions in strengthening India-Vietnam relations. Earlier, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid tribute to Trong at the Vietnamese embassy in New Delhi.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and NSA Ajit Doval met with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy in the national capital. Later in the evening, the UK official met PM Modi and both discussed the FTA.
Wang expressed his readiness to collaborate with Doval in implementing the significant agreements made by the leaders of both countries, managing issues concerning the border situation, and working together to ensure peace and stability in the border regions.
Ajit Doval is currently India’s National Security Advisor (NSA) since 2014. Doval, who is one of the most trusted official in the PMO, accompanies PM Modi on almost all foreign trips and is Prime Minister’s key aide in policy matters.
The US has consistently urged India to provide updates on the investigation into the alleged thwarted plot to assassinate Khalistani leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, emphasising its accountability in the matter.
Doval and his American counterpart Sullivan convened an industry roundtable in New Delhi through the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), where they unveiled several initiatives to deepen cooperation. Sullivan is in India to review the ambitious India-US iCET initiative.
Ajit Doval held extensive talks with his American counterpart Jake Sullivan, focusing on the implementation of the ambitious India-US Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET), bilateral defence ties and regional security situation on Monday.
Sullivan arrived in India to review the implementation of the ambitious initiative on critical and emerging technologies (iCET) after repeated delays. The top Biden administration official held wide-ranging talks with EAM Jaishankar and his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval earlier in the day.
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