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Samant Kumar Goel appointed as chief of Research & Analysis Wing

Samant Kumar Goel, a 1984 batch IPS officer from Punjab cadre, has been appointed as the new of the Research & Analysis Wing (RAW). He succeeded Anil Dhasmana. He is said to have been involved in the planning of the Balakot air strike and played an important role in checking militancy in Punjab. Mr. Goel, ..

Topics: Anil Dhasmana • Cabinet Secretariat • Government • Government of India • Government of Pakistan • Information sensitivity • Inter-Services Intelligence • Raw • Research and Analysis Wing • Samant Goel

Official Secrets Act Versus Right to Information Act

Recently, West Bengal Government has declassified certain documents related to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. The government in that state is further planning to digitize the records of the freedom struggle from 1937 to 1947 in order to preserve history. This topic has been appearing in newspapers frequently. Further, the Central Government has also said that ..

Topics: India • Information • Information sensitivity • Official Secrets Act • Open government • Right to Information Act • Secrecy • Secrets Act