APRIL 30: In a recent development the Former Chief of RAW Alok Joshi has been appointed as the chairman of National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) after the Central Government revamped NSAB.
The members include: Former Western Air Commander Air Marshal P.M. Sinha, former Southern Army Commander Lieutenant General A.K. Singh, and Rear Admiral Monty Khanna, all retired military officers. Rajiv Ranjan Verma and Manmohan Singh are the two retired members of the Indian Police Service. B Venkatesh Varma is a retired IFS officer in the seven-member board.
The decision comes following the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives and left several injured.
Earlier today, Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meet was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence concluded this afternoon.
The meeting was attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Foreign Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Union Finance Minister Nirmal Sitaraman, Union Raod and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and National Security Advisor of India Ajit Doval.
It is learnt that second CCS meeting held threadbare discussions on security preparedness in view of Pahalgam carnage.
