Post-Pahalgam .... National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) revamped ... former RAW chief Alok Joshi to head it

The reconstituted National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) will now have six members, including three from a military background, two IPS officers and one Indian Foreign Service (IFS) personnel.  

The Centre has revamped the NSAB and appointed former RAW chief Alok Joshi as its head.  

The principal function of the National Security Advisory Board is to conduct long-term analysis and provide perspectives on national security issues to the National Security Council. It also recommends measures, solutions, and policy options on matters referred to it by the council.

From the military, former Southern Army Commander Lieutenant General A K Singh, former Western Air Commander Air Marshal P M Sinha, and Rear Admiral Monty Khanna have been appointed.

Retired IPS officers Rajiv Ranjan Verma and Manmohan Singh, and retired IFS officer B Venkatesh Varma together constitute the six-member board.

First constituted in December 1998, the NSAB undertakes long-term analysis to provide perspectives on the national security issues to the National Security Council (NSC) and to recommend measures or solutions and policy options on the issues referred to it by the NSC.

The last board was constituted in 2018 with PS Raghavan, former Indian Ambassador to Russia (2014–16), as its head.