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NSC India

National security council:

The National Security Council (NSC) of India is the apex agency looking into the country's political, economic, energy and strategic security concerns. It was established by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government on 19 November 1998, with Brajesh Mishra as the first National Security Adviser. Prior to the formation of the NSC, these activities were overseen by the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister. 



The main members of this council are:

  • National security advisor (NSA)
  • Defense minister
  • Finance minister
  • Foreign minister
  • Minister of home affairs
It has a three tired structure:
  • Strategy policy group
  • Joint intelligence committee
  • National security advisory board
The nuclear warheads button is in the hands of CCS, which is "cabinet committee on security"
It is headed by Prime minister
Its members are (as of 2014)
  • Prime minister (Narender damodar modi)
  • Finance and defense minister (Arun jaitley)
  • Home minister (Rajnath singh)
  • Foreign minister (Susma swaraj)

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