Former RAW chief Rajinder Khanna appointed OSD in NSCS

February 16, 2017 20:01

Rajinder Khanna, former chief of the country's external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing, was today appointed Officer on Special Duty in the National Security Council Secretariat.

The National Security Council, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval as its Secretary, is the apex body on all internal and external security-related matters.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Modi has approved the appointment of Khanna as OSD (Neighbourhood Studies) in the Council's secretariat on contract basis for a period of one year, an official order said.

Neighbourhood Studies prepares policy papers of neighbouring countries including Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal.

Khanna was appointed R&AW chief in December 2014 for a fixed two-year period and was recently succeeded by Anil Dasmana.

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