With Ajit Doval, PK Mishra appointments, PM Narendra Modi opts for loyalty and experience
Hindustan TimesAjit Doval was on Thursday re-appointed as India's national security advisor, the government said. The appointments committee of the cabinet also re-appointed PK Mishra as the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. With PM Narendra Modi reappointing Dr P K Mishra as Principal Secretary to PM and Ajit Doval as National Security Advisor, the two retired bureaucrats have become the longest-serving principal advisors to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Ajit Doval and PK Mishra While Dr Mishra will be handling administrative matters and appointments in the PMO, Doval will be handling national security, military affairs and intelligence. NSA Ajit Doval has been Prime Minister Narendra Modi's points person in countering the PLA aggression in Doklam plateau in 2017 and in East Ladakh in 2020.