Anil Dhasmana is former Chief of National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO).
He was also the Chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), India's foreign intelligence service.
He was appointed as the Chief of R&AW as the post fell vacant on 31 January 2017 following the retirement of the incumbent.
[5] He is 1981-batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IPS officer and was appointed on 3 December 1981.
[6] His domain of expertise is considered to be Balochistan, counter-terrorism and Islamic affairs.