Deputy National Security Adviser (NSA) Rajinder Khanna was appointed as the additional NSA , while Intelligence Bureau special director TV Ravichandran was named deputy NSA.

• This marks the first time the post of additional NSA has been filled, despite its longstanding existence, according to government sources.
• Khanna, a 1978-batch IPS officer from the Odisha cadre, served as the chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) from December 2014 to December 2016.
• He was appointed deputy NSA in January 2018, overseeing the Technology and Intelligence section.