Who is Ravi Sinha? RAW, India’s foreign spy agency, has a new head who is a senior police officer.
Samant Goel, an IPS officer with expertise in neighboring nations and operations, would be replaced by Ravi Sinha on June 30 after a four-year tenure.
The 59-year-old from Chhatisgarh is an IPS officer from the 1988 batch who would serve as Secretary RAW for two years.
A government order stated, “The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Rajiv Sinha, IPS, special secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, as Secretary, Research and Analysis Wing vice Samant Goel on completion of his tenure on June 30, 2023, for a tenure of two years from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.”
Who is Ravi Sinha?
Ravi Sinha, a graduate of St Stephen’s College in Delhi, has previously served in the northeast, Jammu & Kashmir, and other nations.
Sinha previously served as the organization’s second-in-command and was in charge of the operations branch before being promoted to agency chief.
He worked with the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) for more than two decades.
He has a reputation among his peers as an intelligence officer with experience, expertise, and understanding in a variety of different subjects.
What is RAW?
India’s top foreign intelligence organization, the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), gathers foreign intelligence, fights terrorism and nuclear proliferation, provides advice to Indian policymakers, and advances India’s strategic interests abroad. Additionally, it contributes to the safety of India’s nuclear programme.
