Ajit Doval appointed as National Security Advisor for third time
The government has reappointed Ajit Doval as the National Security Advisor (NSA) for a record third time. Additionally, Dr PK Mishra was also reappointed as the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Their appointments, which came into effect from June 10, will be "co-terminus with the term of the Prime Minister or until further orders, whichever is earlier." Both of them will be assigned the rank of Cabinet ministers in the Table of Precedence during their period in office.