{"id":46448,"date":"2025-05-01T04:29:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T22:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=46448"},"modified":"2025-05-17T22:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T16:49:12","slug":"national-security-advisory-board-revamped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/national-security-advisory-board-revamped\/","title":{"rendered":"National Security Advisory Board Revamped: Members, Mandate &#038; Strategic Role Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What\u2019s in Today\u2019s Article?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>National Security Advisory Board Latest News<\/li>\n<li>National Security Advisory Board (NSAB)<\/li>\n<li>NSAB Reconstituted<\/li>\n<li>National Security Advisory Board FAQs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>National Security Advisory Board Latest News<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Union government has restructured the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB), appointing former RAW chief Alok Joshi as its new chairman, along with six other members.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>This move comes at a time of rising tensions between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of the recent terror attack in Pahalgam.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>National Security Advisory Board (NSAB)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>National Security Advisory Board (NSAB)<\/strong> is a key body under India\u2019s three-tier national security structure.\n<ul>\n<li>National Security Council (NSC) \u2013 Apex body headed by the Prime Minister.<\/li>\n<li>Strategic Policy Group (SPG) \u2013 Chaired by the National Security Advisor.<\/li>\n<li>National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) \u2013 Advisory body providing long-term analysis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It provides inputs on strategic and security-related matters and plays a crucial role in shaping India\u2019s national security policies by bringing together domain experts from various fields.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Need for NSAB<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>To provide a broad-based perspective on national security challenges.<\/li>\n<li>To incorporate views from outside the government structure for innovative and non-bureaucratic insights.<\/li>\n<li>To ensure informed decision-making on complex and evolving threats (e.g., cyber, space, terror, climate).<\/li>\n<li>To enhance strategic thinking and foresight on foreign and security policy matters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Legal Mandate<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The NSAB has no statutory or constitutional status.<\/li>\n<li>It operates under the framework of the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS).<\/li>\n<li>It is an <strong>advisory and non-binding body<\/strong> \u2014 its recommendations are not enforceable but carry weight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Composition<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Headed by a Chairperson (usually a former senior official or expert).<\/li>\n<li>Includes 7 members from diverse fields such as diplomacy, military, academia, economics, science &amp; tech.<\/li>\n<li>Members are appointed by the Prime Minister\u2019s Office (PMO) or on NSA\u2019s recommendation.<\/li>\n<li>It is non-permanent, and its composition may change based on government needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Functions and Responsibilities<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Provides policy perspectives and recommendations to the National Security Council (NSC).<\/li>\n<li>Offers strategic guidance on evolving threats and national interests.<\/li>\n<li>Focuses on research, foresight, and independent analysis to support government decision-making.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Current Agenda of NSAB<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Neighbourhood strategy and Western neighbourhood<\/li>\n<li>Border management<\/li>\n<li>Maritime security<\/li>\n<li>Internal security<\/li>\n<li>Strategic industries and technology<\/li>\n<li>Strategic communications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>NSAB Reconstituted<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The government has reconstituted the <strong>National Security Advisory Board (NSAB)<\/strong> and appointed <strong>former R&amp;AW chief Alok Joshi<\/strong> as its new chairman.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The seven-member board includes:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Military Veterans<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Air Marshal P.M. Sinha (Former Western Air Commander)<\/li>\n<li>Lt Gen A.K. Singh (Former Southern Army Commander)<\/li>\n<li>Rear Admiral Monty Khanna<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Police Officers<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Rajiv Ranjan Verma (Retired IPS)<\/li>\n<li>Manmohan Singh (Retired IPS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diplomat<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>B. Venkatesh Varma (Retired IFS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>National Security Advisory Board FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1.<\/strong> What is the NSAB?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> An advisory body under the NSC providing long-term strategic analysis on national security issues to the government.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2.<\/strong> Who heads the NSAB now?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> Former RAW chief Alok Joshi has been appointed chairman in the latest reconstitution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3.<\/strong> What does the NSAB do?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> It offers perspectives, policy recommendations, and studies referred issues related to security and strategy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q4.<\/strong> Is NSAB a statutory body?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> No, it has no legal status and functions as an advisory group under the NSC Secretariat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q5.<\/strong> What\u2019s NSAB\u2019s current agenda?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> Focus areas include border security, neighbourhood strategy, internal threats, maritime safety, and strategic technologies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/nation\/2025\/Apr\/30\/govt-revamps-national-security-advisory-board-appoints-former-raw-chief-alok-joshi-as-new-head\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/national-security-advisory-board-revamped-ex-raw-chief-alok-joshi-appointed-head\/articleshowprint\/120756776.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ToI<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mha.gov.in\/MHA1\/Par2017\/pdfs\/par2016-pdfs\/ls-020816\/2624%20E.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MHA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Know about the restructured NSAB, its new members, mandate, structure under NSC, and its critical role in India\u2019s national security strategy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-46448","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-upsc-mains-current-affairs","7":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46448"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46448\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}