Ajit Doval reappointed as National Security Advisor
The HinduThe top officials in the Prime Minister’s Office were reappointed on June 13 as Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed office for a third-term last week. Mishra, Principal Secretary to the PM, was retained for a second term and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval for a rare third term while two advisors Amit Khare and Tarun Kapoor have been reappointed for two-year tenures. The Centre’s top personnel body, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by the approved Prime Minister, approved the appointments of Mr. Mishra and Mr. Doval with effect from June 13, and said their tenures would be coterminous with the Prime Minister’s term or until further orders, whichever is earlier. Mr. Mishra is a retired 1972-batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer, who had served as Mr. Modi’s principal secretary when took over as Gujarat CM in 2001. In the PMO, Dr. Mishra looks after the central administration handling personnel matters and administration matters while Mr. Doval is tasked with national security and foreign affairs.
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