New Delhi: Parag Jain, the 1989-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Punjab cadre who played a key role in Operation Sindoor, will be the new Chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), replacing Ravi Sinha.
Jain will take office from July one.
“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Parag Jain, IPS, to the post of Secretary, Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW), under Cabinet Secretariat, for a tenure of two years from the date of assumption of the charge of the post until further orders, whichever is earlier…” an official said.
Jain has more than two decades of experience and is currently head of the Aviation Research Centre (ARC), which played an important role in Operation Sindoor monitoring Pakistani aircraft and airspace during the operation.
He also worked in Jammu and Kashmir during the abrogation of Article 370.
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