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- The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Saran's appointment as the deputy NSA for a period of two years
- Saran is currently India’s Ambassador to Russia.
- Former chief of the Intelligence Bureau, Ajit Doval is the National Security Adviser (NSA).
- The NSA is the chief executive of National Security Council (NSC) and primary advisor to Prime Minister on national and international security issues and oversees strategic issues.
- It is NSA to whom intelligence agencies such as Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) report, rather than directly to Prime Minister.
- The post of NSA was created in November 1998 by Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government. Brajesh Mishra was first to be appointed NSA of India.
- Since the inception of the post, all NSAs appointed belong to Indian Foreign Service (IFS) except M K Narayanan and incumbent, Ajit Doval, who belong to Indian Police Service.
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