The Narendra Modi government on Thursday extended tenures of Samant KumarGoel, Secretary, Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), and Arvinda Kumar,Director Intelligence Bureau (IB) for a period of one year. The two1984-batch IPS officers of Punjab and Assam-Meghalaya cadre respectivelynow retire on June 30, 2022.
The decision to extend tenures of the two spy chiefs was taken on the basisof their work and also taking the future of organizations intoconsideration.
Goel has been a hard-core operations man, while Kumar is known forpolitical reading of the internal situation. Both work under the directionsof Prime Minister, Home Minister Amit Shah and National Security AdvisorAjit Doval.
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While the government remains tight-lipped over RAW activities, the IB hasbeen giving active feedback to the government on internal securitysituation including political protests, Maoist activities and terrornetworks.
