caption relations religion birth_place nationality title birth_date term article_title name
vappalla balachandran , 2014 v.p. menon hindu yangon , myanmar indian national security and intelligence specialist , former police officer 15 june 1937 15 june 1937 1976 , government of india -- 1995 as special secretary , cabinet secretariat vappala balachandran
 vappala balachandran
vappala balachandran

vappala balachandran is an indian national security intelligence specialist and a former indian police officer who served 17 years in the state of maharashtra , india and 19 years in foreign intelligence service .
he retired as special secretary , cabinet secretariat , government of india in 1995 and is based in mumbai .
