The Government of India appointed Mahesh Dixit, a 1993-batch IPS officer of the Telangana cadre, as the new Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) on June 27, 2026, succeeding Tapan Kumar Deka. The IB is India's premier internal intelligence agency, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
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Mahesh Dixit Appointed as New Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), Succeeding Tapan Kumar Deka
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- The Government of India appointed Mahesh Dixit, a 1993-batch IPS officer of the Telangana cadre, as the new Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) on June 27, 2026, succeeding Tapan Kumar Deka
- The IB is India's premier internal intelligence agency, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
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Mahesh Dixit: new IB Director; 1993-batch IPS, Telangana cadre. Predecessor: Tapan Kumar Deka. IB: India's premier internal intelligence agency; under MHA. IB established: 1887.
