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	* [[Cabinet Committee on Security]]		* [[Cabinet Committee on Security]]
	* [[List of Indian Intelligence agencies]]		* [[List of Indian Intelligence agencies]]

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The '''National Security Council''' (NSC) ([[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: ''Rāṣṭrīya Surakṣā Pariṣad'') of India is an executive government agency tasked with advising the [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]] on matters of national security and strategic interest. It was established by the former prime minister of India [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] on 19 November 1998, with [[Brajesh Mishra]] as the first [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisor]]. Prior to the formation of the NSC, these activities were overseen by the [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] to the preceding [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]].

==Members==
Besides the [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisor]] (NSA), the Deputy National Security Advisors, the [[Government of India#The Union Ministries|Ministers]] of [[Minister of Defence (India)|Defence]], [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|External Affairs]], [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Home]], [[Minister of Finance (India)|Finance]] of the [[Government of India]], and the Vice Chairman of the [[NITI Aayog]] are members of the National Security Council. PM can chair the meeting of NSC (for eg - PM chaired the meeting of NSC Post Pulwama to discuss heightened tension with Pakistan). Other members may be invited to attend its monthly meetings, as and when it is required.

==Organisational structure==
The NSC is the apex body of the three-tiered structure of the national security management system in India. The three tiers are the Strategic Policy Group, the National Security Advisory Board and a secretariat from the Joint Intelligence Committee.<ref name=NSAB>{{cite web|title=About NSAB|url=http://www.nsab.gov.in/?1001|website=National Security Advisory Board|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416141403/http://nsab.gov.in/?1001|archive-date=16 April 2017|access-date=15 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=National Security Council|url=http://www.allgov.com/india/departments/ministry-of-youth-affairs-and-sports/national-security-council?agencyid=7599|website=ALLGOV INDIA}}</ref>

===Strategic Policy Group===
The Strategic Policy Group is the first level of the three tier structure of the National Security Council. It forms the nucleus of the decision-making apparatus of the NSC. [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisor]] [[Ajit Doval]] is the chairman of the group and it consists of the following members:
*[[Niti Aayog|Vice Chairman Niti Aayog]] [[Rajiv Kumar (economist)|Rajiv Kumar]]
*[[Cabinet Secretary of India|Cabinet Secretary]] ([[Rajiv Gauba]], [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]])
*[[List of Governors of Reserve Bank of India|Governor of the Reserve Bank of India]] (RBI) ([[Shaktikanta Das]])
*[[Foreign Secretary (India)|Foreign Secretary]] ([[Harsh Vardhan Shringla]], [[Indian Foreign Service|IFS]])
*[[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary]] ([[Ajay Kumar (civil servant)|Ajay Kumar]], [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]])
*[[Home Secretary (India)|Home Secretary]] (Ajay Kumar Bhalla)
*[[Finance Secretary]] (Rajiv Kumar, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]])
*[[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]] ([[Bipin Rawat|General Bipin Rawat]])
*[[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]] ([[General officer|General]] [[Manoj Mukund Naravane]])
*[[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] ([[Admiral]] [[Karambir Singh]])
*[[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]] ([[Air Chief Marshal]] [[Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria]])
*[[Secretary to Government of India|Secretary]] (Research) (i.e. the head of the [[Research and Analysis Wing]]) ([[Samant Goel]], [[Indian Administrative Service|IPS]])
* Director General of [[Defence Intelligence Agency (India)|Defence Intelligence Agency]] (Lieutenant General [[Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon|KJS Dhillion]])
*[[Director of the Intelligence Bureau]] ([[Arvind Kumar (civil servant)|Arvind Kumar]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]])
*[[Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes]] (Pramod Chandra Mody, [[Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax)|IRS (IT)]])
*[[Secretary to Government of India|Secretary]] (Defence Production) (Dr. Ajay Kumar, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]])
* Scientific Advisor to the Raksha Mantri and Chairman of [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) (Dr. [[G. Satheesh Reddy]])
*[[Secretary to Government of India|Secretary]] ([[Department of Atomic Energy|Atomic Energy]]) (Dr. [[Sekhar Basu]])
* [[Secretary to Government of India|Secretary]] ([[Department of Space|Space]]) and ''[[ex-officio]]'' [[List of chairmen of the Indian Space Research Organisation|Chairman]], [[Indian Space Research Organisation|Indian Space Research Organization]] (ISRO) (Dr. [[K. Sivan]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/k-sivan-named-new-isro-chairman/article22412843.ece|title=Rocket expert K. Sivan new Space Secretary|date=2018-01-10|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-01-29|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>)

The Strategic Policy Group undertakes the ''Strategic Defence Review'', a blueprint of short and long term security threats, as well as possible policy options on a priority basis.

===National Security Advisory Board===
The brainchild of the first National Security Advisor (NSA), [[Brajesh Mishra]], a former member of Indian Foreign Service. The National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) consists of a group of eminent national security experts outside of the government.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://idsa.in/idsacomments/BrajeshMishrasLegacytoNationalSecurityandDiplomacy_agupta_300912|title=Brajesh Mishra’s Legacy to National Security and Diplomacy|last=Gupta|first=Arvind|publisher=Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref> Members are usually senior retired officials, civilian as well as military, academics and distinguished members of civil society drawn from and having expertise in Internal and External Security, Foreign Affairs, Defence, Science & Technology and Economic Affairs.

The first NSAB, constituted in December 1998, headed by the late [[K. Subrahmanyam]] produced a draft [[K. Subrahmanyam#Nuclear doctrine|Nuclear Doctrine]] for the country in 2001, a Strategic Defence Review in 2002 and a National Security Review in 2007.<ref name=":0" />

The board meets at least once a month, and more frequently as required. It provides a long-term prognosis and analysis to the NSC and recommends solutions and address policy issues referred to it. Initially the Board was constituted for one year, but since 2004-06, the Board has been reconstituted for two years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nsab.gov.in:80/?1001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416141403/http://nsab.gov.in/?1001|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 April 2017|title=National Security Advisory Board|date=2017-04-16|access-date=2018-09-08}}</ref>

The tenure of the previous NSAB, headed by former Foreign Secretary [[Shyam Saran]], ended in January 2015. It had 14 members.

The new board has been re-constituted in July 2018, with P. S. Raghavan, former [[List of ambassadors of India to Russia|Indian Ambassador to Russia]] (2014–16), as its head. It has a tenure of two years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/national-security-advisory-board-reconstituted-with-ex-envoy-to-russia-raghavan-as-head/articleshow/54765284.cms|title=National Security Advisory Board reconstituted with ex-envoy to Russia Raghavan as head|date=2018-07-13|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-09-08}}</ref>

===Joint Intelligence Committee===
The Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) of the [[Government of India]] analyses intelligence data from the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]], [[Research and Analysis Wing]] and the Directorates of [[Directorate of Military Intelligence (India)|Military]], [[Directorate of Naval Intelligence (India)|Naval]] and [[Directorate of Air Intelligence|Air Intelligence]] and thus analyses both domestic and foreign intelligence. The JIC has its own Secretariat that works under the [[Cabinet Secretariat of India|Cabinet Secretariat]].

=== Cyber Security ===
National Cyber Security Strategy is formulated by the Office of [[National Cyber Coordination Centre|National Cyber Security Coordinator]] at the National Security Council Secretariat. The National Security Council and National Information Board headed by National Security Adviser are at working under the cyber security surveillance helping in framing India’s cyber security policy. It aims to protect the cyber space including critical information infrastructure from attack, damage, misuse and economic espionage.

In 2014 the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre under the [[National Technical Research Organisation]] mandated the protection of critical information infrastructure. In 2015, the Office of National Cyber Security Coordinator was created to advice the Prime Minister on strategic cyber security issues. In the case of nodal entity, India’s [[Indian Computer Emergency Response Team|Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-in)]] is playing a crucial role under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(MEITY).

On 15 June 2021, Government of India launched the Trusted Telecom Portal signalling the coming into effect of the National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector (NSDTS). Consequently, with effect from 15 June 2021 the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) are mandatorily required to connect in their networks only those new devices which are designated as ''Trusted Products'' from ''Trusted Sources''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-15|title=Launch of the Trusted Telecom Portal for implementation of the National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector|url=https://trustedtelecom.gov.in/resources/pdf/Launch%20of%20Trusted%20Telecom%20Portal%2015%20June%202021.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=www.ETTelecom.com|title=Indian government launches trusted telecom portal - ET Telecom|url=https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/government-launched-trusted-telecom-portal/83538801|access-date=2021-06-16|website=ETTelecom.com|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Cabinet Committee on Security]]
* [[List of Indian Intelligence agencies]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Sisterlinks}}
* [http://www.nsab.gov.in Official website of the National Security Advisory Board]
*[https://trustedtelecom.gov.in/ Trusted Telecom Portal - National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector]
* [http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/events/recent/narayJune03.asp Center for Contemporary Conflict - Indian Internal Security and Intelligence Organization]
* [http://www.espionageinfo.com/Gu-In/India-Intelligence-and-Security.html Espionage Info - India, Intelligence and Security]
* [https://fas.org/irp/world/pakistan/isi/ FAS - Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/world/india/index.html Global Security - India Intelligence and Security Agencies]

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