Sanjeev Tripathi

Who is Sanjeev Tripathi?

Sanjeev Tripathi is member of BJP and Former chief of RAW – Research and Analysis Wing. Tripathi is the son-in-law of Former RAW chief, G.S. Bajpai, and comes from a family of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. A keen sportsman, he topped the IPS exam in 1972, and joined the Uttar Pradesh cadre. Few years later, he switched to RAW, resigning from the IPS, and was absorbed in the Research & Analysis Service, which feeds the ranks of RAW. Mr. Tripathi is the first RAW chief from the RAS cadre in its more than four-decade history.

Mr. Sanjeev Tripathi would play a significant role in tracking down Sikh separatists operating abroad and get them to India to participate in talks with the Indian government. He also served on several key desks, including the Pakistan desk, and also headed RAW’s most sensitive special operations division, as special secretary. Earlier, he helped arrive at a peace accord with insurgents in the northeastern states. He also served as commissioner at RAW’s Calcutta station, which looks at Bangladesh.

Mr. Tripathi, who has extensive experience in intelligence, has his task cut out.