EX RAW chief Alok Joshi to head National Security Advisory Board

The central government on 30 April 2025, reconstituted the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) and appointed former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief Alok Joshi as its head. The decision of the central government  comes in the wake of the terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir in which 26 tourists including one Nepalese citizen were killed.

Member of the newly constituted NSAB 

The newly constituted NASB includes former officer of the armed forces and the civil services

Head of NSAB

Alok Joshi, former chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). 

The 1976 batch Haryana Cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer has been a Joint Director in the Intelligence Bureau, and in 2012, he was appointed as Secretary of the RAW.

Other members 

• Air Marshal PM Sinha- former Western Air Commander
• Lt General AK Singh- former Southern Army Commander
• Former Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Indian Navy)
• Rajiv Ranjan Verma- former Indian Police Service (IPS)officer
• Manmohan Singh - Former IPS officer
• B Venkatesh Varma- former Indian Foreign Service Officer.

About the National Security Advisory Board 

The National Security Advisory Board is an executive body which has been created by an order of the  Government of India. 

The NSAB comprises a group of eminent national security experts who are not part of the government.

The members are appointed by the government of India.

The members come from a wide section of society - civilian as well as military, academicians and distinguished members of civil society having expertise in internal and external security, foreign affairs, defence, science and technology and economic affairs.

Function of NSAB

According to the Government of India, the function of NSAB is to ;

• Conduct analysis on issues vital to national interest and provide input on the national security issues to the National Security Council (NSC) and
• Recommend measures, solutions, and policy options on the issues referred to it by the National Security Council.

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