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National Security Advisory Board
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The government has revamped the National Security Advisory Board amid tensions over the Pahalgam terror attack, appointing former intelligence chief Alok Joshi as its chairman.
About NSAB
- The National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) is an advisory body under the National Security Council (NSC) structure of India.
- It is chaired by the Prime Minister and supported by the NSA and the NSCS.
- The NSAB was established in 1998, after the Pokhran-II nuclear tests, as part of the institutionalisation of India’s national security architecture.
- It is not a decision-making body, but it plays a key role in providing long-term, non-partisan, strategic inputs on national security issues.
- The NSAB reports to the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), which functions under the National Security Advisor (NSA).
- It comprises experts from defence, intelligence, diplomacy, academia, and civil services.
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