Political Science · India's Foreign Policy
UGC NET Nov 2017 Political Science
Consider the following statements about the National Security Council (NSC) of India.
- 1. It is a three-tier organization consisting of strategic policy group, joint intelligence committee and National Security Advisory Board.
- 2. Ministers for External Affairs, Defence, Home, Finance and Commerce are its members.
- 3. It was formed in the year 1998.
- 4. The former National Security Advisers were Brajesh Mishra, JN Dixit, KP Singh.
A1, 3 and 4 ✓ Correct
B1 and 2
C2, 3 and 4
D1 and 4
Correct answer: (A) 1, 3 and 4 — Statements 1, 3 and 4 are correct, so the answer is 1, 3 and 4.
Explanation
★Statements 1, 3 and 4 are correct, so the answer is 1, 3 and 4.
★The National Security Council is India's apex body advising the Prime Minister on national security and strategic interests, set up in 1998 by the Vajpayee government.
★It works through three tiers: the Strategic Policy Group, the Joint Intelligence Committee, and the National Security Advisory Board, making statement 1 correct.
★It is chaired by the Prime Minister, with the National Security Adviser as its key functionary and the day-to-day machinery run by the NSC Secretariat.
★Statement 2 is wrong because its core ministerial members are External Affairs, Defence, Home and Finance, not Commerce.
★Brajesh Mishra was India's first National Security Adviser, followed by figures such as JN Dixit, which validates statement 4.
★The NSA's office centralises intelligence inputs and long-term strategic planning that earlier lay scattered across ministries.
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