It may be mentioned that Ravi Sinha, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of 1988 batch of Chhattisgarh cadre, is currently working as Special Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat. He has been associated with this prestigious intelligence agency for more than two decades. He was heading the operations wing of RAW before his promotion. Considered an expert on the affairs of neighboring countries, Sinha has worked extensively in Jammu and Kashmir, Northeast and many other countries. He is going to take charge of RAW at a time when efforts are being made from some countries to fuel Sikh extremism.