Cabinet Committee on Security

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{{Politics of India}}
The '''Cabinet Committee on Security''' (CCS) of the [[Government of India]] discusses, debates and is the final decision-making body on senior appointments in the national security apparatus,<ref name=ET_Radha>{{cite news |title=Padgaonkar, Radha Kumar & Ansari to be interlocutors |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-10-14/news/27589776_1_interlocutors-m-m-ansari-jammu-and-kashmir |access-date=29 July 2012 |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |date=14 October 2010}}</ref> defence policy and expenditure,<ref name=CNNIBN_jet>{{cite news |title=Cabinet Committee on Security clears IAF's trainer aircraft deal |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cabinet-clears-iafs-trainer-aircraft-deal/256630-3.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517154624/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cabinet-clears-iafs-trainer-aircraft-deal/256630-3.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 May 2012 |access-date=29 July 2012 |newspaper=CNN IBN |date=10 May 2012}}</ref> and generally all matters of India's national security.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/world/upa-wont-act-tough-dont-expect-any-turn-around-in-indias-pakistan-policy-584223.html|title=Don't expect any turn-around in India’s Pakistan policy - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com}}</ref> The CCS is chaired by the [[Prime Minister of India]].

== Members ==
The composition of the CCS is:<ref>{{cite web |title=Composition of the Cabinet Committees (as on 12.07.2021) |url=https://cabsec.gov.in/writereaddata/cabinetcommittees/english/1_Upload_3017.pdf |website=cabsec.gov.in}}</ref>
* [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Narendra Modi]]
* [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]] [[Rajnath Singh]]
* [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home Affairs]] [[Amit Shah]]
* [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]] [[Nirmala Sitharaman]]
* [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]] [[Subrahmanyam Jaishankar]]

The [[National Security Adviser (India)|National Security Adviser]], the [[Cabinet Secretary (India)|Cabinet Secretary]] and the [[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary]] have also been attendees of the CCS meetings.

== Other Cabinet committees ==
Other senior Cabinet Committees (as of 2020) include:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cabsec.nic.in/showpdf.php?type=council_cabinet_committees |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512065127/http://cabsec.nic.in/showpdf.php?type=council_cabinet_committees |archive-date=2013-05-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] - chaired by the [[Prime Minister of India]]
* Cabinet Committee on Accommodation - chaired by the [[Home Minister of India]]
* Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs - chaired by the [[Prime Minister of India]]
* Cabinet Committee of Parliamentary Affairs - chaired by the [[Minister of Defence (India)|Defense Minister of India]]
* [[Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs]] - chaired by the [[Prime Minister of India]]
* Cabinet Committee on Growth and Investment - chaired by the [[Prime Minister of India]]
* Cabinet Committee on Employment and Skill Development- chaired by the [[Prime Minister of India]]

==See also==
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*[[Constitution of India]]
*[[Parliamentary democracy]]
*[[Union Council of Ministers of India]]
*[[National Security Council (India)]]

==References==
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