National Security Advisory Board revamped: Ex-R&AW chief Alok Joshi appointed head | India News
NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday reconstituted the National Security Advisory Board and appointed former R&AW chief Alok Joshi as its chairman.
Other members include former Western Air Commander Air Marshal PM Sinha, former Southern Army Commander Lt Gen AK Singh and Rear Admiral Monty Khanna are the retired officers from the military services.
Rajiv Ranjan Verma and Manmohan Singh are the two retired members from the Indian Police Service. B Venkatesh Varma is a retired IFS in the seven-member board.
The NSAB is a multi-disciplinary body comprising persons of eminence form outside government with the principal function of providing long- term analysis to the National Security Council and recommending solutions and policy options to the issues raised by them.
This decision comes after Prime Minister held a Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting at his residence in the wake of Pahalgam attack.
Along with the CCS meeting, two additional committee meetings–the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) and the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)–were convened at the Prime Minister’s residence. A cabinet briefing is scheduled for 3:00 pm .
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) last met on April 23 and was briefed in detail on the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were killed.
In the briefing to the CCS, the cross-border linkages of the terrorist attack were brought out. It was noted that this attack came in the wake of the successful holding of elections in the Union Territory and its steady progress towards economic growth and development.
Earlier on Tuesday, Prime Minister Modi also chaired a meeting attended by defence minister Rajnath Singh, chief of defence staff gen. Anil Chauhan, and the three service chiefs.
The sources said PM Modi expressed complete faith and confidence in the professional abilities of the Indian Armed Forces. PM Modi stated that the Indian Armed Forces have complete operational freedom to decide on the mode, targets, and timing of India’s response.
