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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicAjit Doval

Topic: Ajit Doval

At 7th Colombo Security Conclave, NSA Doval bats for safety, security & stability of Indian Ocean

Meeting comes amid change within member-states. Bangladesh NSA–the second senior official from Dhaka’s interim govt to travel to India–met with Doval ahead of the meet.

Yasin Malik’s big claims under death penalty shadow: Vajpayee, Manmohan & pursuit of peace with Pakistan

JKLF chief, who is serving life term in terror-funding case, made these claims in an affidavit submitted in Delhi court in response to NIA plea seeking death penalty for him.

From CRPF & ITBP chief to Modi’s Dy NSA: Anish Dayal Singh, a seasoned hand in security affairs

Singh will look after Jammu and Kashmir, Left-Wing Extremism and the long-running Northeastern insurgency, according to reports.

After Doval-Wang talks, India & China agree to go back to 2005 agreement. Why it matters

The 2005 agreement was signed by then Special Representatives NSA M.K. Narayanan and Chinese vice foreign minister Dai Bingguo.

De-escalation & new groups on boundary question top decisions at Doval-Wang Yi talks

China's Foreign Minister has been on a 3-day visit to India, starting Monday. Wang Yi & NSA Ajit Doval met Tuesday for the 24th round of Special Representative talks.

Home Secy Govind Mohan joins IAS/IPS/IRS officers who have benefited from Modi govt’s extension culture

New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) Friday extended the tenure of Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan for another year. Mohan, a...

‘Show me one photo of any damage in India’—NSA Ajit Doval dares foreign media on Op Sindoor

Doval pushes back against foreign media narratives that suggested Pakistan inflicted damage on India, hails armed forces for precision of strikes, effectiveness of indigenous weapons.

Op Sindoor was a response; shun double standards on terrorism—Ajit Doval’s message at SCO meeting of NSAs

New Delhi: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval Tuesday briefed his counterparts attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in Beijing on Operation Sindoor, underlining the...

Behind ISI chief’s appointment as NSA, a bid by Pakistan to revive backchannel talks after Pahalgam

Earlier too, NSAs have played key role in defusing tensions between India & Pakistan. But New Delhi has long maintained it is unclear if Islamabad's NSAs can speak for its military.

Age just a number & retirement a formality. How retired IAS officers continue to run Modi govt

Modi govt has been handpicking ex-IAS officers to helm & anchor key policy & administration. This trend started in the first term of the govt but has become more prominent over 11 yrs.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.