Alok Joshi
Secretary of the Research & Analysis Wing
In office
30 December 2012 – 31 December 2014
Preceded bySanjeev Tripathi
Succeeded byRajinder Khanna
Personal details
Bornname $
Diedname $
Resting placename $
NationalityIndian
Parent
  • name $

Alok Joshi was the former Secretary of Research and Analysis Wing.[1]

Biography

Hailing from Lucknow, he graduated from Jawaharlal Nehru University, (JNU), completed his postgraduation in political science[2] and then joined the Indian Police Service (IPS), Haryana cadre in 1976.[3] He rose through his ranks and later in 2005 became the joint director of Intelligence Bureau, the internal intelligence agency of India. In 2010 he was appointed as a Special Secretary at R&AW. He took over as Secretary (R) on 30 December 2012.[4] Joshi and Amitabh Mathur of 1977 batch of Manipur and Tripura, IPS cadre were the main contendants for the top spot. Mathur had joined R&AW in 1981 and switched from IPS to RAS cadre. However the Prime Minister-headed Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (India) chose Joshi over Mathur because of his seniority.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Alok Joshi is Next RAW Head". Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Alok Joshi as RAW head 'vindicates recognition of merit'
  3. ↑ "Alok Joshi appointed next RAW chief". NDTV. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. ↑ Alok Joshi new RAW chief
  5. ↑ Soon: CBI, IB, R&AW to get new chiefs
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.