The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet on Monday approved the appointment of senior IPS officer Ravi Sinha as Chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), India’s external intelligence agency, for a tenure of two years.

The 1988 batch officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre, currently the Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, will replace Samant Goel, whose tenure will end on June 30.

Ravi Sinha, a 1988 batch IPS officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre, is well-known for his operational and espionage skills.