Context:
NSA Ajit Doval arrives in Colombo on two-day visit
National Security Advisor (NSA):
- Senior official on the National Security Council of India, and the chief advisor to the Prime Minister of India on national security policy and international affairs.
- Rank – Assigned the rank of a Union Cabinet Minister.
- 7th position in the Indian Order of Precedence.
Role of the NSA:
- Advisory Role – Advising the Prime Minister of India on all matters relating to internal and external threats and oversees strategic and sensitive issues on behalf of the Prime Minister.
- Prime Minister’s Special Interlocutor – NSA of India also serves as the Prime Minister’s Special Interlocutor with China as well as the envoy to Pakistan and Israel on security affairs.
- Intel and Coordination – NSA receives all intelligence reports and co-ordinates them to present before the Prime Minister.
Revamped role of NSA:
- Under the revamp of the National Security Council Secretariat on 1 July 2024, a new Additional National Security Advisor (ANSA) has been appointed.
- This is the 1st time the additional NSA position has been filled
- There is also a restructuring of the reporting relationships within the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS)
- Delegation of role to ANSA – ANSA will now be responsible for looking into the internal security management and threat analysis.
- This adjustment allows the NSA to focus directly on assisting the Prime Minister’s Office
Related Article: National Security Strategy
Source: The Hindu
Previous Year Question
India is an important member of the ‘International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor’. If this experiment succeeds, what is the immediate advantage for India?
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2016 Prelims]
(a) It can use thorium in place of uranium for power generation
(b) It can attain a global role in satellite navigation
(c) It can drastically improve the efficiency of its fission reactors in power generation
(d) It can build fusion reactors for power generation
Answer: (d)
