Ajit Doval is the fifth and current National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India. image credit: Google

He was born in 1945 in Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. image credit: Google

He is famously known as the “James Bond of India”, dedicating 40 years of his life to the nation’s defence. image credit: Google

He is an Indian Police Service (IPS - retired) officer, who joined the Kerala cadre as the Kottayam ASP in 1968. image credit: Google

He ingeniously succeeded in convincing 6 of the 7 commanders of the Mizo National Front to his side, restoring tranquility in the state of Mizoram. image credit: Google

He traveled to Kashmir and successfully communicated with the well-known militant Mohammad Yusuf Parray, also known as Kuka Parray, and his forces to become counter-insurgents. image credit: Google

He devoted 7 years to working for the Indian government in Pakistan, learning the language and becoming an authority on the country's history, culture and politics. image credit: Google

He was instrumental in the liberation of 46 Indian nurses trapped in Tikrit hospital in Iraq. image credit: Google

He was a key field agent involved in infiltrating the Khalistan militancy in Punjab during the 1980s. image credit: Google

He was honoured with the Kirti Chakra, the first time an Indian police officer has been awarded this distinction. image credit: Google