National Security Council (India)

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National Security Council (India)

राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा परिषद् Rāṣṭrīya Surakṣā Pariṣad Hindi pronunciation: [raːʂʈrɪjə sʊrəkʂaː pərɪʂəd]
Agency overview
Formed	19 November 1998; 26 years ago (1998-11-19)
Jurisdiction	Government of India
Headquarters	National Security Council Secretariat, Sardar Patel Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi - 110001[1]
Agency executives	Ajit Kumar Doval, National Security Advisor Rajinder Khanna[2], Additional National Security Advisor. T V Ravichandran, Deputy National Security Advisor (Technology and intelligence). Pankaj Kumar Singh, Deputy National Security Advisor (Internal Affairs). Pavan Kapoor, Deputy National Security Advisor (Strategic and Foreign Affairs). Air Marshal Sandeep Singh(retd), Military Advisor Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar(retd), National Maritime Security Coordinator Lieutenant General M U Nair, National Cyber Security Coordinator
Child agency	National Security Law Division

The National Security Council (NSC) (IAST: Rāṣṭrīya Surakṣā Pariṣad) of India is an executive government body tasked with advising the prime Minister of India on matters of national security and foreign policy. 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.