National Security Council of India:Historical Context and Constraints
The National Security Council of India(NSC)and its many prede-cessor agencies have played a significant advisory and coordinating role in response to a series of major national security events since independence.The NSC was estab-lished in 1998.Following more than 20 years of development,the NSC has be-come relatively mature in terms of institu-tions and operation mechanisms,which include the Strategic Policy Group,the National Security Advisory Committee,the Secretariat,and the National Security Advisor.The NSC provides policy consul-tation through regular meetings,and ad hoc meetings will be convened when major security and diplomatic issues arise.Moreover,the NSC coordinates among different government agencies to handle related issues effectively.Going forward,the NSC will continue to play an advisory and coordinating role in India's national security policymaking,and,via the Nation-al Security Adviser,it will even directly influence the top level.However,it is noteworthy that there is still a long way to go before the NSC becomes an"indispens-able part of the Indian government."Most importantly,many challenges are await-ing:the impact of similar functional institutions,such as the Cabinet Security Committee;resistance and doubts from other government agencies concerning the growing influence of the NSC;and the weak legal status of the NSC.
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