Srinagar, Nov. 21 -- Ajit Doval, India's National Security Advisor Former Intelligence Bureau Director and one of the most formidable intelligences minds the country has produced, is a man whose life blends deep strategic thought with fearless fieldcraft. Born in 1945 in Uttarakhand, Doval grew up with the discipline of a military household his father having served as Army major which shaped his early worldview and ingrained in him a lifelong commitment to national service. A graduate of Agra University in economics and an IPS officer of 1968 batch, Doval quickly distinguished himself not merely as a bureaucrat but as a thinker-warrior someone who could plan several moves ahead, read human psychology with precision, and operate with calm ...