Arvind Gupta (administrator)
Arvind Gupta | |
|---|---|
| Director of Vivekananda International Foundation | |
| Assumed office 24 September 2017 | |
| Deputy National Security Advisor of India | |
| In office 5 August 2014 – 5 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Pankaj Saran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 July 1953 Nurpur, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Diplomat (IFS) |
Arvind Gupta is a career civil servant of the Indian Foreign Service cadre and former Indian Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA) serving from 2014 to 2017. He was the ex officio Secretary, National Security Council Secretariat. He served as the Director General of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses from January 2012 till his appointment to the post of Deputy NSA.
He is currently serving as the director of the Vivekananda International Foundation, a public policy think tank situated in Delhi.