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Rajinder Khanna appointed RAW chief

NEW DELHI: Special Secretary in Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), the country''s external intelligence gathering agency, Rajinder Khanna was today appointed as its new chief.



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New Delhi, December 20 

Special Secretary in Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), the country's external intelligence gathering agency, Rajinder Khanna was today appointed as its new chief.

In another appointment by the government, Special Secretary (Internal Security) in Union Home Ministry Prakash Mishra was appointed as head of CRPF, the world's largest paramilitary force with over three lakh personnel.

The Appointments Committee of Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi cleared Khanna, a 1978 batch RAS cadre, for the post of RAW chief for a period of two years from December 31 after incumbent  Alok Joshi retires.

Khanna's batchmate Arvind Saxena been shifted as head of Aviation Research Centre. Considered as the father of counter-terrorism unit in the RAW, Khanna has been in the forefront of seeking cooperation from intelligence agencies around the globe. 

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