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India's national security adviser, Ajit Doval, drew on an obscured operation early in his intelligence career to tell graduating students at IIT Roorkee that the most important thing a person can know is where they stand, and that the answer keeps moving. Doval was the chief guest at the institute's convocation on Saturday, where 2,701 students received degrees over a two-day ceremony. He was conferred an honorary degree, Honoris Causa. The chief of defence staff, General NS Raja Subramani, attended as guest of honour. File Photo: @EOIBeijing Doval described himself as a young Indian Police Service officer in his twenties, new to intelligence work, when he was put in charge of intelligence in Sikkim. Sikkim was not then part of India, he said, and he was part of the process by which the merger took place. His responsibilities included the border areas and collecting intelligence on the movements of China's People's Liberation Army. A team he had sent across the border...

India's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on June 23, 2025, on the sidelines of the 20th SCO Security Council Secretaries’ Meeting.  The two officials reviewed the current state of India-China relations and emphasized the need to foster overall bilateral development, including enhanced people-to-people exchanges. Image Source: MEA/FM on X According to the official readout, Doval highlighted the importance of countering terrorism in all its forms to ensure regional peace and stability.  The discussion comes amid heightened global tensions, with the Middle East witnessing ongoing military escalation involving Iran, Israel, and the United States, and growing international concerns over regional security disruptions. Both sides also discussed other bilateral, regional, and global matters of mutual concern. Doval expressed his intention to host Wang Yi in India for the 24th round of Special Representative Talks at a mutually ...