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|name = Krishan Chander Verma<br />
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|order = [[Secretary of the Research and Analysis Wing]]<br />
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|successor = [[Sanjeev Tripathi]]<br />
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<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:K.C Verma.JPG|thumb|right|K.C. Verma delivering his address at the International Narcotics Control Board 2007 Annual Report presentation ceremony, 5th March 2008]] -->'''Krishan Chander Verma''' (born 30 March 1949)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=7kc1-AWUh2gC&q=k+c+verma The Civil List of Indian Police Service], Vol. 30, 1986, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, page 9</ref> was the Director of [[Research and Analysis Wing]] (R&AW), the external intelligence agency of [[India]], his official designation was Secretary (R).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?652641 |title=K C Verma Moves in as New Chief of RAW |publisher=news.outlookindia.com |accessdate=2010-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718083442/http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?652641 |archive-date=2011-07-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>Manish Tiwari, Fiasco on Flight 334, Hindustan Times, page 2, 12 July 2009</ref> He did his schooling from [[Mayo College]], Ajmer. He belongs to the 1971 [[Jharkhand]] [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] cadre.<ref>[http://newsx.com/story/42504]{{dead link|date=August 2010}}</ref> He started his career at the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]], was appointed as head of the Narcotics Control Bureau in 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/k-c-verma-to-be-new-raw-chief/414989/ |title=K C Verma to be new RAW chief |publisher=Indianexpress.com |date=2009-01-25 |accessdate=2010-08-20}}</ref> and was later elevated to the position of Secretary (Security) and also served as Internal Security Adviser to Home Minister.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/kc-verma-to-be-new-raw-chief_100146896.html |title=K.C. Verma to be new RAW chief |publisher=Thaindian.com |date=2009-01-25 |accessdate=2010-08-20 |archive-date=19 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219132223/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/kc-verma-to-be-new-raw-chief_100146896.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was laterally transferred to head R&AW after [[Ashok Chaturvedi]] retired from the post on 31 January 2009. One of the major challenges for K. C. Verma had been professionalise and streamline the agency, which had been in news in recent times for various scandals and controversies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2009/feb/02can-new-chief-turn-raw-around.htm |title=Can its new chief turn R&AW around? |work=Rediff.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-20}}</ref><br />
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Verma was scheduled to superannuate on 31 January 2011, whereas his second-in-command, [[Sanjeev Tripathi]] was due to retire on 31 December 2010. Verma had relinquished charge of Secretary (R) on 30 December 2010<ref>[https://archive.pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=68728 Appointments by ACC], Press Information Bureau, 28 December 2010, [https://web.archive.org/web/20210912095003/https://archive.pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=68728 archived copy]</ref> on voluntary retirement, to allow Tripathi to take over, under an informal government promise to post him as Chairman, [[National Technical Research Organisation|NTRO]], because of Tripathi's influential lobby (his father-in-law being Gauri Shankar Bajpai, former R&AW chief);<ref>[https://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20101119/main7.htm It’s spy vs spy for top RAW job], ''The Tribune'', 29 November 2010</ref> but the government did not post Verma to NTRO.<ref>[http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/important-raw-wing-is-headless-for-months Important RAW wing is headless for months]{{Dead link|date=February 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''The Sunday Guardian'', 30 January 2011</ref> Subsequently, P. Vijay Kumar was made NTRO chief.<ref>[https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-pv-kumar-named-ntro-chief-1526858 PV Kumar named NTRO chief], ''DNA India'', 1 April 2011</ref><br />
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| title = [[R&AW#List of R&AW Secretaries|Secretary, R&AW]]<br />
| years = 1 February 2009 – 30 December 2010<br />
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| after = [[Sanjeev Tripathi]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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