{"id":20792,"date":"2026-03-23T11:47:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T06:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=20792"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:57:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T09:27:56","slug":"ccs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ccs\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet Committee on Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Cabinet Committee on Security Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Prime Minister Of India chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to review the global situation and various mitigating measures taken so far across sectors amid the conflict in West Asia.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Cabinet Committee on Security<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>headed by the Prime Minister<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and is responsible for important discussions and decisions on defence policy, expenditure, and matters related to national security.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>History<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A committee <\/span><b>comparable to the current CCS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> structure was first formed in independent India in 1947 by then-<\/span><b>Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formed against the background of a newly independent nation facing national security challenges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was reportedly chaired by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, with Home Minister Sardar Patel and Defence Minister Baldev Singh as its members.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was after the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kargil-vijay-diwas\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>1999 Kargil War<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that the committee evolved to adopt the present formal structure of the CCS and became a high-powered committee for defence and national security.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over time, the CCS has evolved into the <\/span><b>apex decision-making body concerning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> internal and external security matters of the Government of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Composition<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the <\/span><b>Prime Minister as its chairperson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the committee typically comprises the <\/span><b>Home Minister,<\/b> <b>Defence Minister, Finance Minister, and External Affairs Minister<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as members.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>National Security Advisor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (NSA) acts as secretary-level coordinator on matters within its purview.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the <\/span><b>defence minister<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a <\/span><b>permanent invitee<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the panel, other members may be included as per requirements.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Cabinet Secretariat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is responsible for <\/span><b>maintaining records of all the meetings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and proceedings of the CCS.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Function:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The CCS concerns itself with all matters related to <\/span><b>defence, foreign affairs, intelligence, nuclear issues,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> space policy, and major appointments related to national security.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also the apex body when it comes to the appointments of the officials in the national security bodies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/pm-narendra-modi-ccs-meeting-west-asia-war-us-israel-iran-oil-supply-food-security-10595658\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cabinet Committee on Security is headed by the Prime Minister, and is responsible for important discussions and decisions on defence policy, expenditure, and matters related to national security. 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