Ajit Doval reappointed as National Security Adviser: Government order

NEW DELHI: Ajit Doval has been reappointed as the National Security Adviser for a third term, as per a government order issued on Thursday.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Doval's appointment with effect from June 10.
"His appointment will be co-terminus with the term of the Prime Minister or until further orders, whichever is earlier," the order read.

Even before the extension, Doval is the longest-serving NSA. He served his first term of 5 years beginning 2014, and his second term in 2019. His last term ended on June 5.
Meanwhile, the Centre on Thursday reappointed Pramod Kumar Mishra as the principal secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.