Govt restructures NSA Board, ex-RAW chief to head its ops

New Delhi: In a significant development, the Centre on Wednesday restructured the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB), bringing in several former celebrated and distinguished officers from the Armed Forces, Intelligence Wing, as well as police services. Former intelligence chief Alok Joshi has been appointed as the chairman of the restructured NSAB.

The move assumes significance as the government is recalibrating its strategy to step up pressure on Pakistan via diplomatic, economic, and military measures. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already made it loud and clear that India will track down and punish the perpetrators of the Pahalgam massacre and will hunt them till the ends of the earth.

Alok Joshi, in his previous stint as the chief of the Research and Analytical Wing (R&AW) - the country's premier spy agency - will now lead the seven-member NSAB board, comprising retired officers from the armed forces, police service, and foreign service. Other members of the Board include former Western Air Commander Air Marshal PM Sinha, former Southern Army Commander Lt Gen AK Singh, and others.