Happymon Jacob talks to Arvind Gupta, former deputy national security adviser to the Government of India and currently director of the Vivekananda International Foundation, about India’s national security institutions, overlap in their mandates, issues in the coordination of their activities, importance of the National Security Council and its role in formulating India’s grand strategy. Click here to support The Wire: [ Ссылка ]
Abbreviations:
NSC: National Security Council
NSCS: National Security Council Secretariat
NSAB: National Security Advisory Board
SPG: Strategic Policy Group
CCS: Cabinet Committee on Security
NSA: National Security Advisor
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