Rajinder Khanna

Rajinder Khanna is the current chief of Research and Analysis Wing, the external intelligence agency of India.[1] He joined R&AW in 1978 and is the first chief of R&AW who was directly recruited into the Research and Analysis Service (RAS) cadre and not seconded from any other cadre (most other chiefs who came from IPS cadre).[2] Khanna and Arvind Saxena were the top most officers from RAS cadre in R&AW, as Khanna superseded Saxena, Arvind Saxena was also laterally promoted to the chief of ARC.[3] Khanna is considered as the founder and driving force of the counter-terrorism unit in R&AW,[4] he is said to be an expert on Islamic terrorism.

References

  1. ↑ PT, I. "Rajinder Khanna appointed new RAW chief". Indian Express. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Jain, Bharti. "Rajinder Khanna to be next RAW chief". Times of India. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Media, Zee. "PM Modi appoints Rajinder Khanna, Prakash Mishra respectively as new RAW, CRPF chief". Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. ↑ PT, I. "Rajinder Khanna named new RAW chief". DNA. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
Preceded by
Alok Joshi		 Director of R&AW
December 30, 2012 – present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent