Parag Jain
Jain in 2025
25th Secretary of the Research and Analysis Wing
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2025
President	Droupadi Murmu
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Ravi Sinha
Secretary (Security) of the Special Protection Group
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 November 2025
President	Droupadi Murmu
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Manoj Govil
Personal details
Born	(1967-01-01) 1 January 1967 (age 59) Nawla village, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Spouse	Seema Jain
Alma mater	(B.A.) St Stephen's College Delhi University[1] (M.B.A) University of Birmingham[2] National Police Academy
Awards	Police Medal for Meritorious Service
Police career
Allegiance	India
Branch	Punjab Police
Service years	1989 — present
Rank	Director General of Police ID No - 19891050

Parag Jain (born 1 January 1967) is an Indian bureaucrat and spymaster who is currently serving as the 25th Secretary of the Research and Analysis Wing since July 2025 and the Secretary (Security) of the Special Protection Group since November 2025.^[3]

He is known for playing a crucial role in the Operation Sindoor, which was launched by India in May 2025.^[4]

Early life and education

Jain was born on 1 January 1967 in Nawala village, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[2] He has completed M.A. in History from the St Stephen's College, Delhi University and his M.B.A. in Public Service from the University of Birmingham.^[2][5]

Career

Jain joined the Indian Police Service through Punjab Police in 1989.^[6]

Jain spent his career both home and abroad. As an SSP, he served at Chandigarh. Later he was appointed as DIG of the Ludhiana range.^[7][8] In 2005, he was awarded the Police Medal for Meritorious Service.

Reportedly, while assigned at Hoshiarpur, he fought against terrorists part of the Khalistan Movement.^[9] He was known to handle affairs related to Pakistan within R&AW. He was serving at Kashmir during the 2019 Balakot airstrike and abrogation of Article 370.^[10] As foreign deputation, he was posted at Sri Lanka and Canada. While posted in Canada, he oversaw Khalistani activities.^[11]

In 2021, he was promoted to the rank of Director General of Police.^[12][13] On the time of promotion, he was on deputation to the Cabinet Secretariat.^[14]

Prior to his appointment as Secretary of R&AW, he led the Aviation Research Centre,^[15] where he intensified the use of satellites and modernised the existing spy planes. ^[16]

On November 12, 2025, he was given the additional charge of the Secretary (Security), administrative head of the elite force that protects the Prime Minister of India.^[17]

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