Senior IPS officer Mahesh Dixit has been appointed as the new Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), taking charge of India's premier domestic intelligence agency at a time of evolving internal security challenges.
A 1993-batch IPS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre, Dixit's appointment was cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. He succeeds the outgoing IB Director after the completion of the latter's tenure.
Dixit brings extensive experience in intelligence operations and internal security. He spent crucial years heading the IB's Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau in Srinagar, which has jurisdiction over Jammu, Kashmir and Leh. Officials said he played a pivotal role in maintaining internal stability and tracking regional security threats during the period following the abrogation of Article 370.
Known for his strong ground-level intelligence network and expertise in counter-terror operations, Dixit has handled several sensitive assignments within the Intelligence Bureau, including Left-Wing Extremism and cross-border infiltration.
His extensive field experience in Jammu and Kashmir is expected to shape the agency's approach to tackling Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, radicalisation and narco-terror networks as he takes over the country's top domestic intelligence post.