NSA Ajit Doval, a close confidante of PM Modi has been reappointed as National Security Advisor for a period of Five years and has been given cabinet status in the second term of NDA Government. 
The status of NSA was earlier Minister of State ,however this time the status has been upgraded to cabinet Status this time because of his enormous contribution in last 5 years. 
Doval was appointed as the fifth NSA in 2014, however his contribution in National security has been hailed by one and all in last 5 years. He was credited with saving lives of 43 Indian nurses in Iraq as well as resolution of Doklam Crisis with China.