India's National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval (81), is one of the most influential people in Indian foreign intelligence as well as policy-making. At 81 he still serves the country and is respected for keeping the country’s defense sector and economy going the “nightmare of Pakistan” and “Boss of all unknown men”which is a fact for this great strategist and spymaster who has been steering India towards peacekeeping in the past 20 years in what one even calls it an era in which nothing in the history of the country would be more than an exercise.
Born on January 20th 1945 in Uttarakhand to Indian natives, Ajit Doval joined the Indian Police Service in 1968. He would get into intelligence and then work for more than 30 years in the intelligence agency (IB) which called him a “India's James Bond” in some areas. He lived amongst enemies, picked up intel and went to war with them and made some decisions that could bring his life to end.
By 2004, he was Director of the Intelligence Bureau and headed the domestic security and counter-terrorism campaigns of India’s government. He was intimately involved in overcoming insurgency in Punjab, Kashmir and in the north-eastern part of India, which was a huge part of India’s fight against terrorism.
In 2014 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed Ajit Doval as India’s National Security Advisor (NSA), making him the country’s longest serving National Security Advisor today and now he is serving in third consecutive term. He is involved within an Army-based ministry whose top priorities as the national defense, command and intelligence of India to determine strategic decisions usually comes at great risk.
He was in Cabinet in his second term and his role was at a level of importance. Doval has played an important role in key operations (Surgical Attack in 2016 and the 2019 Balakot airstrike) and has made himself a tough, decisive leader.
Ajit Doval’s talent does so much for being fearless, precise, and providing quiet diplomacy to his colleagues. He is known in Pakistan's community and the whole country and the very name of his work in border security because people can easily say that he is ‘nightmare of Pakistan’ because of his tough stance on Pakistan and his help in increasing India’s security posture.
He is still active even at 81 so he shows maturity that has not made his commitment to the nation in much to little time less. To many Indians he is a symbol of resilience, patriotism and quiet leadership.
And Ajit Doval’s journey as IPS officer to India’s top spymaster is a great testimony to his stamina and commitment. He, too, is considered a strong and thoughtful person with respect as a strategist and protector of our people and we know how close we can look to this when we think about India.
