Question : SETTING UP OF TASK FORCE ON GLOBAL STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT

(a) whether the government proposes to constitute a Task Force for the purpose of Global Strategic Development;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the salient features and objectives behind the proposed constitution of the said Task Force; and

(d) the details of the selection procedure and mode of functioning of the above Task force and the time by which this task force is likely to be constituted?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) The Government has already setup `Task Force on Global Strategic Developments.`

(b) The Task Force was setup on 28 October 2005 with 7 members, and 2 more members were inducted on 18 November 2005. The composition of this task force is as follows:

1. Shri K. Subrahmanyam	Chairman

2. Prof. Amitabh Mattoo	Member

3. Shri Arvind Virmani	Member

4. Prof. M. S. Ananth	Member

5. Prof. P. Rama Rao	Member
6. Shri R. K. Pachauri	Member

7 Shri Tarun Das	Member

8. Air Marshal (Retd.) Vinod Patney	Member

9. Cmde Uday Bhaskar	Member - Secretary

(c) The task force comprises experts from diverse fields and has been constitutes to examine various facets of the evolving global strategic developments and their implications for India.

(d) The constitution of the task force has been approved by Prime Minister. The tenure of the members is for a period of 6 months from the date of their first meeting or for such extended period as the government may determine. The task force is serviced by the National Security Council Secretariat.

Question : SETTING UP OF TASK FORCE ON GLOBAL STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT

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