20th Director of Intelligence Bureau (DIB) Pradyot Chandra Haldar | |
|---|---|
| 20th Director of the Intelligence Bureau | |
| In office January 2007 – December 2008 | |
| Preceded by | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Succeeded by | Rajiv Mathur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 January 1947 |
| Military service | |
| Rank |  Director of the Intelligence Bureau |
Pradyot Chandra Haldar (best known as P. C. Haldar)[1][2] is a retired IPS officer who served as 20th Director of Intelligence Bureau of India.[3][4]
Police career[edit | edit source]
Haldar is a 1970 batch IPS officer of the Bihar cadre.[5]
In 1990s, Haldar played a key role as negotiator between Government of India and North Eastern insurgents.[6]
Haldar, on 24 September 2008, informed the then DGP of Maharashtra about LeT's planning of attack in several places of the state priors to Mumbai attacks, November 2008.[7]
Haldar was also the interlocutor between the Government of India and militant outfits including ULFA and NDFB till 2015.[8][9][10]
Halder also served in British High Commission.[11][12]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Civil List of Indian Police Service. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 1974. p. 14.
- ↑ "Policy Perspectives Foundation". Policy Perspectives Foundation. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ↑ Tikku, Aloke (26 December 2006). "PC Haldar will take over reins of Intelligence Bureau". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ Raghavan, V. R.; Hazarika, Sanjoy (10 November 2011). Conflicts in the Northeast: Internal and External Effects. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. p. 44. ISBN 978-93-82573-48-7.
- ↑ Farson, Stuart; Gill, Peter; Phythian, Mark; Shpiro, Shlomo (30 April 2008). PSI Handbook of Global Security and Intelligence [2 Volumes]: National Approaches. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-275-99206-4.
- ↑ Khosa, Aasha (29 January 2013). "Aasha Khosa: Fatal failure". Business Standard. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ Raza, M. Maroof (2009). Confronting Terrorism. Penguin Books India. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-670-08369-5.
- ↑ Talukdar, Sushanta (3 February 2014). "Former IB chief warns of security issues in North East". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ Gupta Kashyap, Samudra (17 June 2010). "Haldar interlocutor for ULFA talks". The Indian Express. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "Historic Agreement Signed between Centre, Assam Govt. and UPDS". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ Tikku, Aloke (27 December 2006). "Haldar is new IB chief". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ Dayal, John (2003). Gujarat 2002: Untold and Re-told Stories of Hindutva Lab. Justice & Peace Commission and All India Christian Council. p. 522. ISBN 978-81-7495-114-4.