Govt appoints IPS officer Ravi Sinha as new RAW chief

Govt appoints IPS officer Ravi Sinha as new RAW chief

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Govt appoints IPS officer Ravi Sinha as new RAW chief

Govt appoints IPS officer Ravi Sinha as RAW chief: Senior IPS officer Ravi Sinha has been appointed new chief of India's external intelligence Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) chief for a period of two years.

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Sinha will succeed incumbent chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) Samant Kumar Goel who will complete his tenure on 30th June 2023.

Ravi Sinha is a 1988 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre. Ravi is currently posted as Special Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat.

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The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of senior IPS officer Ravi Sinha as Secretary, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) for a period of two years.

About Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW)

The Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) was established on 21 September 1968. RAW is the foreign intelligence agency of India. Its main functions are foreign intelligence gathering, counter-terrorism, counter-proliferation, advising Indian policy makers and advancing India's foreign strategic interests.

Static Current Affairs related to Research and Analysis Wing for upcoming exams

• Formation: 21 September 1968
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Motto: धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः Dharmō Rakṣati Rakṣitaḥ
• Responsible minister: Prime Minister of India
• Secretary: Samant Kumar Goel (complete his tenure on 30th June 2023)