The National Security Strategy (NSS) of India has not been defined since its Independence in 1947.[1][2][3][4] Framing an NSS has remained a major policy goal and challenge of successive Indian governments.
The Defence Planning Committee (DPC), a senior decision-making mechanism created In April 2018 by the Central Government of India, according to the notification issued by Indian Government the DPC, will have several mandates including a task to prepare a draft National Security Strategy for India.[6]
In 2019, the Indian National Congress came out with a document 'India's National Security Strategy', also called the Hooda report, which was subsequently integrated into its manifesto.[7]
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