Both were closely associated with the Vivekananda International Foundation. When PM Narendra Modi took office, he appointed AK Doval as National Security Advisor and Nripendra Misra as Principal Secretary.
One, there is the rise of the think-tank with close party affiliations. This is reflected through three developments. On the other hand, the system is indicating that it is more open to outside inputs and engagement. The term of the last National Security Advisory Board (NSAB), which was the only mechanism for interaction between government and experts, ended over six months ago and no one is quite sure whether it will be reconstituted. Nowhere is this truer than in the realm of security and foreign policy, where a very limited set of powerful individuals is calling the shots. The Prime Minister's Office is driving policy across spheres. On one hand, power is centralised under this government. India is, however, at an interesting, though rather paradoxical, moment. This is particularly true in the foreign policy space." Historian Srinath Raghavan says, "In both systems it is more difficult for outsiders to impact policy, which is bureaucracy-driven. The permanent establishment in India - the officials who belong to the elite all-India services - continue to run the show and influence policy and advise political leadership. With a permanent bureaucracy, UK's government does not get affected too drastically by a change in who occupies the Prime Ministerial residence at 10 Downing Street. New Delhi has always been more like London, albeit more closed. This lateral movement between governments, think-tanks, and even corporates lends US polity a distinct character. Each time, there is a transfer of power after the elections and a new incumbent in White House, there is an exodus and influx in these institutes as sympathisers of the winning side are brought into government and those on the losing side look out for jobs in policy institutions.
They are often aligned to one of the two parties, the Democrats or the Republicans. The US capital is known for its think-tanks. New Delhi is not Washington - or not yet.
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