Ajit Doval is the fifth and current National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India.
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He was born in 1945 in Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand.
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He is famously known as the “James Bond of India”, dedicating 40 years of his life to the nation’s defence.
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He is an Indian Police Service (IPS - retired) officer, who joined the Kerala cadre as the Kottayam ASP in 1968.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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He was instrumental in the liberation of 46 Indian nurses trapped in Tikrit hospital in Iraq.
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He was a key field agent involved in infiltrating the Khalistan militancy in Punjab during the 1980s.
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He was honoured with the Kirti Chakra, the first time an Indian police officer has been awarded this distinction.
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