Union Cabinet reappoints Ajit Doval as National Security Adviser

5 Jun 2019

Union Cabinet reappoints Ajit Doval as National Security Adviser

Union Cabinet reappoints Ajit Doval as National Security AdviserThe Union Cabinet has re-appointed Ajit Doval as India’s fifth National Security Adviser (NSA).

The NSA is the primary advisor to Prime Minister on national and international security. He looks after strategic issues faced by the country.

Mr. Doval has also been promoted to the rank of Cabinet Minister for a tenure of 5 years.

He is a 1968-batch IPS (Indian Police Service) officer.
 	Mr. Doval has over 33 years of work experience as an intelligence officer.
 	He has served in Punjab, the North East and Jammu and Kashmir.
 	He has also headed the Intelligence Bureau’s operations wing

National Security Council (NSC)

NSC was established in 1998.
 	It is headed by the Prime Minister.
 	NSC is the prime agency looking into external and internal security, military affairs, conventional and non-conventional defence, space and high technology, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, economy and environment of India.
 	National Security Adviser is the secretary of NSC.

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