Home Minister Rajnath Singh announced the name of Dineshwar Sharma as an interlocutor to begin the dialogue in J&K. (Source: Twitter/ANI) Home Minister Rajnath Singh announced the name of Dineshwar Sharma as an interlocutor to begin the dialogue in J&K. Addressing a hurriedly-convened press conference, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said former director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) Dineshwar Sharma would be the central government’s representative to initiate dialogue with all stakeholders in Jammu and Kashmir. Who is Dineshwar Sharma? Dineshwar Sharma, a 1979-batch (retired) Indian Police Service officer of Kerala cadre, served as the IB director between December 2014 and 2016.

Source: Indian Express October 23, 2017 12:57 UTC