Ajit Kumar Doval
Indian, National security advisor of India · India · On the map · Born 1945 · age 81
Ajit Kumar Doval is an Indian bureaucrat, spymaster and retired police and intelligence officer who has been serving as the longest tenured National Security Advisor of India (NSA) since 2014. Doval is serving his third consecutive five-year term as NSA. During his second tenure, he was given Cabinet rank.
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NSA Doval meets with US secretary of state John Kerry in Washington DC
NSA Doval at the witnessing of the signing of the peace accord between Government of India and National Socialist Council of Nagaland
Indian PM Modi with the NSA Doval, the Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag and the Air Force Chief Arup Raha at Pathankot Airbase
NSA Doval meeting the Afghan NSA Haneef Atmar
NSA Doval, along with Army, Navy, and Air Force Chief meeting PM Modi
Vladimir Putin received NSA Doval in Constantine Palace in 2024
Doval in 2023Awards
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Doval previously held the position of Director of the Intelligence Bureau from 2004 to 2005, after leading its operations wing for over a decade. He worked as a career intelligence officer for over 33 years. He is recognized for his contributions to counter-terrorism and covert missions.
