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Anish Dayal Singh Named Deputy National Security Advisor With Internal Security Portfolio

His intelligence-service roots plus CRPF command experience align with a brief centered on Jammu and Kashmir, Left‑Wing Extremism, the Northeast.

Deputy NSA Anish Dayal Singh has had stints with various organsiations including CRPF & ITBP | X/@crpfindia
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Overview

  • Officials confirmed the appointment on Sunday, with his brief stated to cover internal affairs including J&K security, the fight against Naxalism, and insurgency in the Northeast.
  • Singh is a 1988‑batch IPS officer from the Manipur cadre who retired in December 2024 after nearly 30 years in the Intelligence Bureau and stints leading the ITBP and the CRPF.
  • As CRPF chief, he expanded presence in Maoist‑hit belts with over three dozen forward operating bases, raised four battalions, and realigned more than 130 battalions to improve responsiveness and welfare.
  • He oversaw CRPF security deployments for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and the first Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections post‑reorganisation.
  • He joins a leadership team featuring Additional NSA Rajinder Khanna and deputy NSAs T. V. Ravichandran and Pawan Kapoor, with India Today reporting he will work with NSA Ajit Doval.