| National Security Advisor of India | |
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| Bhārata kē Rāṣṭrīya Surakṣā Salāhakāra | |
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| National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) | |
| Abbreviation | NSA |
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| Seat | Secretariat Building, New Delhi, India |
| Appointer | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) |
| Term length | No fixed tenure is imposed on the office but term can be extended. |
| Inaugural holder | Brajesh Mishra, IFS |
| Formation | November 1999 |
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| Salary | ₹162,500 (US$1,900) (monthly) |
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The National Security Advisor (NSA; ISO: Rāṣṭrīya Surakṣā Salāhakāra) is the senior official on the National Security Council of India, and the chief advisor to the Prime Minister of India on national security policy and international affairs. In 2019, the term of Ajit Doval the current NSA was extended for another 5-year term, and has been assigned the rank of a Union Cabinet Minister[1] and ranks at the seventh position in the Indian Order of Precedence.[2]
- ^ "Ajit Doval Stays As NSA, Gets Cabinet Rank With 5-Year Term". NDTV.com. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ Roche, Elizabeth (3 June 2019). "Mr Ajit Doval to stay as NSA, gets cabinet rank with 5-year term". mint. Retrieved 23 February 2023.