The Government on Saturday made two key appointments to head country’s vital security establishments — Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).
Jharkhand cadre IPS officer Rajiv Jain has been appointed the new IB chief, while Anil Dhasmana will head external intelligence agency RAW. Both the officers will have tenure of two years.
Jain is currently serving as the Special Director in the IB. He will take over on January 1 after the incumbent Dineshwar Sharma completes his two-year tenure on December 31. A recipient of President’s Police Medal, the 1980-batch officer has served in various departments of the IB, including the sensitive Kashmir desk.
He was adviser to the previous NDA Government’s interlocutor on Kashmir K C Pant when talks were held with separatist leaders like Shabbir Shah.
Anil Dhasmana, who will take over the reins of RAW will succeed Rajinder Khanna who completes his tenure this year end. Dhasmana, a 1981-batch officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, has been with RAW for the last 23 years during which he has served on important desks, including Pakistan.