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- ↑ "IPS officer Ravi Sinha appointed new R&AW chief, to succeed Samant Goel". Hindustan Times. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ↑ "Balakot strategist Samant Goel is new R&AW chief, Kashmir expert Arvind Kumar IB director". India Today. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ↑ Notification dated 24th June 2022, Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
- ↑ "Balakot air strike planner named by government as R&AW chief". The Hindu. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ↑ "Trial of 'R&AW Agent' in German Court Casts Spotlight on India's Secret War Against Khalistan Terror in Europe". News18. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ↑ assassination plot on American soil reveals a darker side of Modi’s India https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/29/india-assassination-raw-sikhs-modi/title=An assassination plot on American soil reveals a darker side of Modi’s India.
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