Senior IPS officer Ravi Sinha, widely respected in the intelligence community for his professional competence and an expert on India’s neighbouring countries, was appointed as the head of external spy agency RAW on Monday. He will succeed Samant Goel who completes his four-year stint on June 30.
Being number two in the organisation, where he has served for more than two decades, Mr. Sinha has been credited with making a significant progress in employing modern technology in the process of intelligence gathering.
In his new role, Mr. Sinha is expected to integrate technological and human intelligence dimensions to address the challenges of today’s times.
