Prime Minister NarendraModi chaired a meeting of the National Security Council on Sunday following heightened tensions with Pakistan. Official sources said the meeting was attended by home minister Rajnath Singh, finance minister ArunJaitley, external affairs minister SushmaSwaraj and defenceministerNirmalaSitharaman.
Besides the unionministers, NSA AjitDoval and foreign secretary Vijay Gokhle were also present.
The NSA is tasked withadvising the prime minister on matters of national security.
It was set up by theAtalBihari Vajpayee government in 1998, with Brajesh Mishra as the firstnational security advisor (NSA).
The NSC keeps meeting onregular basis but the latest meet assumes significance owing to thelatestsecurity scenario.
Tensions between Indiaand Pakistan soared after the country carried out air strike on Jasih campacross the line of control, after the Pulwama militant attack.
In response to India’sair strike, Pakistan air force intruded into Indian territory, leading to aconfrontation between the two forces.