New Delhi, June 29 -- The Government on Saturday appointed Parag Jain, as the new chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW). A 1989-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the Punjab cadre, Jain is known for his crucial role in the high-stakes Operation Sindoor. He will succeed Ravi Sinha, who is set to complete his tenure on June 30.
Jain is scheduled to assume office on July 1 for a fixed two-year term. Before this, Jain was the head of the Aviation Research Centre, an organisation that deals with aerial surveillance, SIGINT operations, Photo Reconnaissance Flights (PHOTINT), monitoring of borders and imagery intelligence (IMINT). Jain brings over two decades of experience within R&AW to his new role.
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