Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of National Security Council in New Delhi. National Security Advisor, Finance Minister, External Affairs Minister, Home Minister and Defence Minister attended the meeting.
About:
Type: The National Security Council (NSC) of India is an executive government agency.
Objective: To oversee political, economic, energy and security issues of strategic concern.
History: It was established by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in 1998.
Structure: The NSC is a three-tiered organization comprising the –
Strategic Policy Group (SPG): It is the first level of the NSC structure. It is headed by the Cabinet Secretary.
National Security Advisory Board (NSAB): Its members include “persons of eminence” outside the Government with expertise in external security, strategic analysis, foreign affairs, defence, internal security, science and technology and economics.
Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC): It is responsible for directing the national intelligence organizations and analyzing intelligence data. The JIC operates with its own Secretariat that works under the Cabinet Secretariat.
National Security Advisor (NSA): NSA presides over the NSC, and is also the primary advisor to the prime minister. Brajesh Mishra was the first National Security Advisor. List of NSAs –
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