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Ajit Doval

Ajit Doval

DOB: 20 January 1945

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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Ajit Doval will be disappointed if he tries to bargain with China over Doklam standoff: Chinese media

World | Jul 25, 2017, 11:24 AM IST

Calling Ajit Doval "one of the main schemers" behind the current border standoff between Indian and Chinese troops, the editorial said that the Indian media is not realistic in expecting him to settle the ongoing dispute during his visit.

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Ajit Doval's Beijing visit key to ease Doklam standoff: Chinese analyst

World | Jul 22, 2017, 09:40 PM IST

Ma Jiali, a research fellow at the China Reform Forum thinktank, said Doval's visit may be key and would serve as an opportunity to ease India-China tensions.

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Ajit Doval’s visit key to ease Sikkim standoff, says Chinese analyst

World | Jul 22, 2017, 01:49 PM IST

Ma Jiali, a research fellow at the China Reform Forum thinktank, said Doval’s visit may be key and would serve as an opportunity to ease India-China tensions.

Doval will be travelling to Beijing to attend a BRICS

Amid border standoff, NSA Doval to travel to China to attend BRICS meet on Jul 27-28

India | Jul 20, 2017, 06:56 PM IST

Asked whether Doval will have any bilateral meeting with any Chinese leader or the Special Representative for boundary talks on the sidelines of the meeting of NSAs from BRICS, Baglay did not give a direct reply

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Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Rajnath Singh meet NSA Ajit Doval

Politics | Jul 14, 2017, 02:47 PM IST

Rajnath Singh and BJP President Amit Shah were also present in the meeting.

NSA Doval has submitted a report to the PM and HM on the

Mini-radars, heat sensors and drones: Why NSA Ajit Doval said 'terrorists can run but cannot hide'

India | Jul 14, 2017, 11:57 AM IST

Agencies have identified three ‘overground workers’ of the Hizbul Mujahideen as the perpetrators of the Amrnath attack and their geo-positions have been locked

NSA Ajit Doval to visit China for BRICS meet

Amid tension at border, NSA Ajit Doval to visit China for BRICS meet

India | Jul 13, 2017, 07:08 PM IST

NSA Ajit Doval will travel to Beijing later this month to attend a meeting of his counterparts from BRICS nations.

PM Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump at a joint

When NSA Ajit Doval rescued PM Narendra Modi from possible embarrassment during US visit

India | Jun 27, 2017, 08:00 PM IST

Prime Minister Modi's summit with President Trump was the first face-to-face meeting between the leaders of the two major countries

US NSA McMaster meets PM Modi in New Delhi

US NSA McMaster meets PM Modi, Ajit Doval; Pak, Afghanistan on agenda

India | Apr 18, 2017, 11:39 AM IST

The meeting with the PM came after a two-hour discussion with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval in New Delhi. Mc Master is also expected to meet External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

Army Chief meets NSA Ajit Doval to discuss J-K situation

Army Chief meets NSA Ajit Doval to discuss J-K situation

India | Apr 16, 2017, 02:16 PM IST

Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat on Sunday met National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and apprised him of the situation in Kashmir valley.

Ajit Doval, James Mattis

Ajit Doval, James Mattis talked a lot about China and its bullying tactics: US official

World | Apr 04, 2017, 12:04 PM IST

Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and US Defence Secretary Gen (retd) James Mattis talked a lot about China and shared concerns over Beijing’s bullying tactics in the region when they met at Pentagon.

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Ajit Doval’s China obsession led India to work for regime change in Sri Lanka in 2014: Former Lankan Defence Secretary

World | Mar 28, 2017, 11:52 AM IST

Former Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday said that it was Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s obsession with China that resulted in India working for a regime change in Sri Lanka in 2014.

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Ajit Doval’s Washington visit reinforces Indo-US cooperation in tackling terrorism in South Asia

World | Mar 25, 2017, 08:40 AM IST

During the recent US visit of India National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, the two sides held wide ranging discussions on how to expand and deepen India-US co-operation in collectively addressing the challenge posed by terrorism in South Asia.

The NSCS reports to NSA Ajit Doval and advises the PM on

Govt appoints former RAW chief Rajinder Khanna as OSD in National Security Council Secretariat

India | Feb 16, 2017, 08:29 PM IST

Rajinder Khanna, former chief of the country's external intelligence agency RAW, was today appointed Officer on Special Duty in the National Security Council Secretariat.

Both delegates appeared in a warm mood

No bilateral meet, clarifies MEA after Doval-Aziz's ‘100-feet walk’

India | Dec 05, 2016, 12:39 PM IST

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval’s brief conversation with Pakistan's foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz triggered speculations of a breakthrough in ties between the two countries. However, the External Affairs ministry categorically rejected re

File photo of Ajit Doval and Yang Jiechi

Amid strains, NSA Ajit Doval discusses bilateral ties with Chinese counterpart; NSG, Azhar issues raised

India | Nov 04, 2016, 05:59 PM IST

India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval today held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi in Hyderabad to discuss measures to improve bilateral ties strained by differences. Both the officials also took up a

File pic - PM Narendra Modi chairs a meet at PMO

PM Modi chairs high-level meet to review security situation in J&K

Politics | Nov 02, 2016, 02:34 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired two separate high-level meetings at his office to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

Ajit Doval and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi

India, China NSAs to discuss bilateral ties in a meet next week

World | Oct 29, 2016, 11:27 PM IST

In a meeting to be held next week, National Security Advisers of India and China will discuss the measures to improve bilateral ties which are strained by differences. Other than this, a host of other

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India moots legal regime to combat terror ahead of BRICS summit

India | Oct 14, 2016, 04:21 PM IST

In a bid to step-up anti-terror cooperation and further isolate Pakistan, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has proposed to his counterparts of the BRICS countries to put in place a legal regime to tackle terrorism

PoK, terror launch pads, Ajit Doval, CCS

Pak army readying 100 terrorists to push into J&K: Doval tells CCS

India | Oct 05, 2016, 10:27 PM IST

Pakistan army has mobilised about 100 terrorists across the LoC to push them into Indian territory to carry out attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, NSA Ajit Doval told the CCS.