Guwahati, June 28 -- Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Parag Jain has been appointed as the new chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), India's external intelligence agency, officials confirmed on Saturday.

Jain, a 1989-batch IPS officer from the Punjab cadre, is currently serving as the head of the Aviation Research Centre (ARC), a key wing of R&AW that handles aerial surveillance and technical intelligence.

He will assume charge after the retirement of incumbent R&AW chief Ravi Sinha on June 30 and will serve a two-year term.

Recognised for his expertise in intelligence operations and matters related to India's neighbourhood, Jain is the second senior-most officer in R&AW and brings over two decades of experience wit...