Interview with Mr. Yashovardhan Jha Azad

Mr. Yashovardhan Jha Azad, IPS (Retd.), has served across India’s security and oversight institutions, holding senior roles in the Intelligence Bureau where he led counterterrorism, intelligence, VIP security, and internal security divisions. His career also includes appointments as Secretary (Security) in the Cabinet Secretariat, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Bhopal, and Security Liaison Officer with the Indian cricket team during the 2003 Pakistan tour assessment. He later served as a Central Information Commissioner, where he helped shape key jurisprudence on transparency, exemptions, and lawful disclosure under the Right to Information Act.