New Delhi: Amid ongoing tensions with Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, the Centre has revamped the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) and appointed former RAW chief Alok Joshi as its head. The move to revamp the NSAB comes in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack in the scenic Baisaran Valley of Jammu and Kashmir on April 22 that left 26 people dead.
The NSAB will now have six members, including three from a military background, two IPS officers and one Indian Foreign Service (IFS) personnel. From the military, former Southern Army Commander Lieutenant General AK Singh, former Western Air Commander Air Marshal PM 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.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a Union Cabinet meeting on Wednesday (April 30, 2025) for the first time since the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that left 26 people dead. Besides this, Mr. Modi also chaired meetings with the Cabinet Committee on Security, defence chiefs and the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.
