Mukund Kaushal

Mukund Kaushal is one of the best police officers of his generation with a distinguished and unique track record, ranging from top-level operational and field assignments to intelligence coordination and policymaking. He superannuated as secretary, Internal Security in the Union Home Ministry and, before that, had an illustrious innings as commissioner of police, Delhi and subsequently as the director general of the CRPF. He served as special secretary in-charge, Department of Jammu & Kashmir Affairs and was nominated as the negotiator with the terrorists’ groups in Kashmir, a role in which he was successful with the Naga Groups and the Gorkha National Liberation Front. Mr Kaushal originally hails from Lucknow and currently lives in Delhi with his family. He actively contributes to the IC Centre for Governance on leadership and ethics.