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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New Delhi: In the wake of attack by suspected terrorists in Gurudaspur today, Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and assured him full central assistance to tackle the situation. “I
New Delhi: Pakistan is preparing a dossier to highlight ‘India's involvement in abetting terror' in Balochistan and Karachi during the upcoming meet of National Security Advisers of the two sides.Reports said that Pakistan is also
New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, on his trip on June 16-17, will push Myanmar to act against militant leader SS Khaplang and his organisation NSCN (K) by presenting evidence of the group's role
New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will visit Myanmar soon to discuss further "joint action" against insurgents, it was disclosed on Wednesday, a day after the Indian Army carried out a surgical strike in
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Beijing: Sticking to its stand that McMahon Line on India-China boundary is "illegal", China said on Monday it is ready to work with India to resolve the vexed border issue at an early date through
New Delhi: Settlement of the border issue is "critical" for India-China ties, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said today, as he called for a "larger plan" for "tackling" that country to resolve all ticklish matters.Doval
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Kathmandu: Nepal's remote mountainous areas have suffered “almost total devastation” from the powerful quake that claimed over 6,300 lives, aid agencies warned today, even as relief slowly began to reach far-flung regions amid fresh aftershocks
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New Delhi: The threat of increasing radicalisation in Pakistan was a matter of concern for India, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Thursday.Delivering the Late Air Chief Marshal P.C. Lal Memorial Lecture organised by
Beijing: China on Tuesday said an early settlement of the border dispute with India will effectively remove the "obstacles" in the way of improving bilateral ties as it expressed readiness to achieve more progress in
New Delhi: India and China concluded their 18th round of border talks with both sides agreeing to take necessary steps to maintain peace and tranquility on the frontier as a pre-requisite for continued growth of
New Delhi: India and China concluded their 18th round of border talks with both sides agreeing to take necessary steps to maintain peace and tranquility on the frontier as a pre-requisite for continued growth of
Beijing/New Delhi: India and China will hold the 18th round of border talks in Delhi from tomorrow - the first round of negotiations after Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power last year - where
Victoria: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Seychelles on Tuesday to a warm welcome from the Indian community on the first leg of his three-nation visit.The prime minister was welcomed on arrival in Seychelles by
New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in his meeting held with Cabinet Ministers with sensitive charges in December last year, had cautioned them against leakage of sensitive documents and classified information.That was a follow-up
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