Days after the Pahalgam terror attack which claimed lives of 26 innocent people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government revamped the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) on Wednesday. Alok Joshi, a former Chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), has been appointed as the head of the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB). Six more members have also been inducted into the board.
List of six members:
- Air Marshal (Retd) PM Sinha: Former Western Air Commander
- Lieutenant General (Retd) AK Singh: Former Southern Army Commander
- Rear Admiral (Retd) Monty Khanna: Former Naval officer
- Rajiv Ranjan: Former IPS officer
- Manmohan Singh: Former IPS officer
- B Venkatesh Varma: Former IFS officer
PM convenes CCS meeting
In the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence concluded this afternoon. Along with the CCS meeting, two additional committee meetings--the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) and the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)--were convened at the Prime Minister's residence. The second CCS meeting discussed security preparedness in the wake of the Pahalgam incident. The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) last met on April 23 and was briefed in detail on the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were killed.
Earlier on Tuesday, Prime Minister Modi chaired a meeting attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Anil Chauhan, and the three service chiefs. The sources said PM Modi expressed complete faith and confidence in the professional abilities of the Indian Armed Forces. PM Modi stated that the Indian Armed Forces have complete operational freedom to decide on the mode, targets, and timing of India's response.
Pahalgam terror attack
As many as 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed and more than a dozen others injured in the Pahalgam terror attack which occurred on April 22. This has been one of the biggest terror attacks after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. The government, however, has yet to officially confirm the number of casualties in the terror attack in Pahalgam. Following the terror attack, security forces launched search operations to track down the terrorists responsible. Security has been heightened since the attack, with visuals from the area showing the streets deserted in the usually bustling tourist area.
