Rajiv Jain (born March 17, 1957) was the

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of India. He belonged to 1980 batch of IPS. He is from the

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cadre and was appointed on January 1, 2017 as the 26th Director of Intelligence Bureau after the retirement of

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Rajiv Jain is the recipient of President’s Police Medal and has served in various departments of the Intelligence Bureau, including the sensitive Kashmir desk. He was the advisor to the previous

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government’s interlocutor on Kashmir, KC Pant, when talks were held with separatist leaders like Shabbir Shah.

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