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Who is Ajit Doval

Ajit Doval

About Ajit Doval

Who is Ajit Doval

Ajit Kumar Doval is the fifth and current National Security Advisor (NSA) to the Prime Minister of India. He is a retired Indian Police Services (IPS) officer of the Kerala cadre and a former Indian intelligence and law enforcement officer. Born in Uttarakhand in 1945, he was the youngest police officer in India to be awarded the Kirti Chakra meritorious service, a gallantry award for military personnel.

India’s September 2016 surgical strike and February 2019 Balakot airstrikes across the border in Pakistan were conducted under the supervision of Doval. He also helped end the Doklam stand-off and took decisive measures
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Important to show sensitivity on 'core concerns': NSA Doval to Wang Yi

Doval held talks with Wang in New Delhi on Monday on the sidelines of a conclave of security officials of the Brics nations

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Updated On : 24 Jun 2026 | 7:56 AM IST

India welcomes US-Iran pact with cautious optimism: NSA Ajit Doval

Addressing the BRICS NSA meeting, Doval said the US-Iran agreement could stabilise energy security and ease supply-chain pressures on key commodities

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Updated On : 23 Jun 2026 | 10:08 PM IST

'Imperative' for India, China to respect each other's core interests: Wang

Wang, who is in New Delhi to attend the Brics NSA conference, made the remarks during his meeting with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Monday

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Updated On : 23 Jun 2026 | 2:13 PM IST

India says ties with China normalising as top officials meet in Delhi

India and China discussed gradual normalisation of ties as NSA Ajit Doval met Chinese FM Wang Yi on the sidelines of the BRICS security meeting in New Delhi

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Updated On : 22 Jun 2026 | 10:10 PM IST

Doval to host BRICS security conclave amid evolving geopolitical challenges

Senior security officials from BRICS nations, including China, Russia and Iran, will meet in New Delhi to discuss non-traditional security threats, terrorism and emerging technologies

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Updated On : 21 Jun 2026 | 5:27 PM IST

India to host key Brics security conclave amid rising geopolitical tensions

China has already announced that Wang will attend the deliberations. The Chinese foreign minister is also expected to hold a bilateral meeting with Doval

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Updated On : 20 Jun 2026 | 6:44 PM IST

India seeks a more 'vibrant' Colombo Security Conclave as China looms

Beijing has convened the China-Indian Ocean Forum since 2021. India is not a member of the forum

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Updated On : 07 Jun 2026 | 10:20 PM IST

Ajit Doval, Russia's Nikolai Patrushev review maritime, defence cooperation

The two officials also exchanged views on regional and global developments

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Updated On : 30 May 2026 | 10:05 AM IST

NSA Ajit Doval discusses regional situation with UAE Prez Zayed Al Nahyan

The Indian Embassy in the UAE said Doval conveyed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's greetings to the UAE leader during his official visit to the Arab country

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Updated On : 27 Apr 2026 | 6:58 AM IST

NSA Ajit Doval visits Saudi Arabia, holds talks on energy, regional issues

The discussions covered a wide range of strategic and regional issues of mutual interest between the two countries

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Updated On : 20 Apr 2026 | 6:33 AM IST

Ukraine's top official meets Jaishankar, Doval on peace prospects

Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, considered close to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is on a visit to India

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Updated On : 18 Apr 2026 | 7:28 AM IST

Denis Manturov, Russia's First Deputy PM, to visit New Delhi on Thursday

Russia's First Deputy PM Denis Manturov will visit New Delhi for talks with key ministers, focusing on boosting bilateral trade and expanding exports

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Updated On : 01 Apr 2026 | 11:59 PM IST

India, Canada agree on 'shared work plan' to boost security cooperation

The decision was taken at a meeting between National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval and his Canadian counterpart Nathalie Drouin in Ottawa

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Updated On : 09 Feb 2026 | 9:30 AM IST

India-US trade deal: NSA Doval did not meet US State Secy Rubio, says MEA

MEA Official Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal dismissed a report that claimed Ajit Doval met Marco Rubio, saying no such meeting or no such visit has taken place

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Updated On : 05 Feb 2026 | 4:22 PM IST

India told Washington it wouldn't be bullied as trade talks resumed

India's national security adviser told US officials New Delhi would wait out Trump's term, even as it quietly worked to ease tensions and restart trade talks after months of tariffs and public insults

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Updated On : 05 Feb 2026 | 9:33 AM IST

From Dhaka to Colombo, Gen Z has started raging at rotten governance

Each revolt in our neighbourhood was driven by corruption, with lessons for India

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Updated On : 05 Nov 2025 | 10:12 PM IST

India, Brazil discuss trade, critical minerals ahead of Lula's visit

Ajit Doval and Celso Amorim co-chaired the 6th India-Brazil Strategic Dialogue, reviewing ties in defence, energy and critical minerals as Lula prepares to visit India

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Updated On : 03 Oct 2025 | 8:58 PM IST

'Upward trend' in ties with China, says Ajit Doval in talks with Wang Yi

NSA Ajit Doval's remarks come at a time when Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is on a two-day visit to India, making his first visit to India in three years

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Updated On : 19 Aug 2025 | 2:44 PM IST

FM Wang's Delhi visit aims to advance key bilateral agreements, says China

Wang is on a two-day visit to India from Monday to participate in the 24th round of Special Representatives (SRs) talks on the border issue with NSA Ajit Doval

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Updated On : 18 Aug 2025 | 3:56 PM IST

Chinese FM Wang Yi to visit India for 2 days from Monday, says MEA

Wang's visit comes days ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's planned trip to China to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

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Updated On : 16 Aug 2025 | 4:02 PM IST