Question
Download Solution PDFWhose tenure has been extended by one year as the Chief of Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) in June 2022?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Samant Goel.
Key Points
- Samant Kumar Goel is an Indian civil servant, intelligence officer, and member of the Indian Police Service (IPS) cadre.
- He is currently serving as the chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), India's foreign intelligence agency.
- He was appointed as chief on June 26, 2019, replacing Anil Dhasmana, and in June 2022, his tenure was extended until June 30, 2023.
Additional Information
- RAW (Research and Analysis wing) is India’s External Intelligence agency.
- Headquartered in New Delhi.
- RAW came into being on September 21st, 1968, after the Sino-Indian war of 1962 and the India-Pakistan war of 1965, which exposed gaps in intelligence gathering undertaken by the Intelligence Bureau.
- RAW's first director was Rameshwar Nath Kao.
- The head of RAW is called the "Secretary" (research) in the cabinet secretariat.
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