Why Ajit Doval as NSA, PK Mishra as PS again
By The Squirrels·
The reappointments of Ajit Doval and PK Mishra are seen as a move to maintain stability and continuity in the administration, especially with several big initiatives and policies in progress
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Three days after several ministers in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet were given their old portfolios, two key officials in their respective old positions were repeated as well. Ajit Doval was re-appointed as the National Security Advisor and Pramod Kumar Mishra has been repeated as the principal secretary to the prime minister.
Credentials of Doval, Mishra
Doval
fought militancy in Punjab as an Intelligence Bureau spy in the 1980s
directed India’s response to Chinese aggression in Doklam in 2017 and East Ladakh in 2020
is known for diplomacy with the five most powerful countries in the world, the P5
handles RAW
is a spymaster with experience in Pakistan and Afghanistan
has close links with Gulf countries
Mishra
is a retired 1972 batch IAS officer
retired as secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture
has been with PM Modi for the whole of the past decade
is said to be the most powerful ‘babu' in the entire union ministerial bureaucracy
Watch the video above to understand what the credentials above mean for India's domestic politics and administration and foreign countries.