NSA Ajit Doval to enter into elite list of prestigious Lokmanya Tilak Award winners

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PUNE, JULY 20 (STC) National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has entered into the elite list of the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak Award. He has been picked for the award for his significant contribution to the field of national security, reports multiple media outlets quoting Press Trust of India (PTI).
Lokmanya Tilak Award, instituted in 1983, was first conferred on socialist leader S M Joshi.
It is awarded every year on August 1, the death anniversary of freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak, to individuals who have made a remarkable contribution to the nation’s progress and development.
Over the years, the award has been presented to several eminent personalities, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former PMs Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, former President Pranab Mukherjee and veteran politician Sharad Pawar
According to the Tilak Smarak Trust, which announced the award for Doval, stated that Union Home Minister Amit Shah will present the award to Doval at a function in Pune on August 1. The Trust’s president, Dr Rohit Tilak, said at a press conference.that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar are likely to attend the event.
The award ceremony will be held at the Maharashtriya Mandal ground in the Gultekdi area of Pune.
Notably, Doval, 81, has handled crucial assignments in sensitive regions, including Mizoram, Sikkim, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. He also served in diplomatic roles at Indian missions in Islamabad and London.
He is the longest-serving National Security Advisor of India. Doval has served as India’s special representative for the India-China boundary talks and is also credited with playing an important role in diplomatic efforts that helped resolve the Doklam standoff.
(Straight Talk Communications I Inputs From Agencies)