CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -NSA is assisted by the Deputy National Security Advisors (Deputy NSAs). Currently, retired IPS officer Dattatray Padsalgikar, former R&AW chief Rajinder Khanna and retired IFS officer Pankaj Saran serve as Deputy National Security Advisors.

Detailed explanation-2: -Singh had retired as the BSF chief on December 31, 2022. Retired director general of the Border Security Force (BSF) Pankaj Kumar Singh was on Tuesday appointed as the Deputy National Security Adviser in National Security Council Secretariat for a period of two years.

Detailed explanation-3: -Centre appoints Pankaj Kumar Singh as deputy national security advisor.