Rajinder Khanna appointed Additional NSA, TV Ravichandran named Deputy NSA

Deputy National Security Adviser (NSA) Rajinder Khanna was appointed as the additional NSA on Tuesday, while Intelligence Bureau special director TV Ravichandran was named deputy NSA. This marks the first time the post of additional NSA has been filled, despite its longstanding existence, according to government sources.

Khanna, a 1978-batch IPS officer from the Odisha cadre, served as the chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) from December 2014 to December 2016. He was appointed deputy NSA in January 2018, overseeing the Technology and Intelligence section.

The National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and with NSA Ajit Doval as its secretary, serves as the apex body for all internal and external security-related matters in India.

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Ravichandran’s appointment as deputy NSA comes as he replaces Vikram Mistry, who was named foreign secretary last month.