NSA Ajit Doval receives Lokmanya Tilak National Award for national security contribution | India News

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<button type="button" class="ZW6JD " disabled="">Post Comment</button></p> <p class="swnca">Be respectful · <a href="https://www.indiatimes.com/termsandcondition" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="gkv0P">TOI community guidelines</a></p> </div> <p><span class="id-r-component br" data-pos="15"/>The award, presented by the Lokmanya Tilak Smarak Trust, honours individuals for their outstanding contribution to the nation. <!-- -->Trust president Rohit Tilak had earlier announced that Doval was chosen this year for his role in strengthening India’s national security.<span class="id-r-component br" data-pos="20"/>Doval, the country’s longest-serving National Security Advisor, has played a key role in shaping India’s security strategy and has been associated with several major operations, including Operation Sindoor, the Balakot air strike and the <!-- -->surgical strikes<!-- -->.<span class="id-r-component br" data-pos="24"/>Instituted in 1983, the Lokmanya Tilak National Award has previously been conferred on several eminent personalities. Veteran socialist S M Joshi was the first recipient of the honour. Former President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Ministers Narendra Modi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh are among the distinguished recipients. Union minister Nitin Gadkari received the award last year.<span class="id-r-component br" data-pos="26"/></div> </div> </div></div><div class="td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_91 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1" data-td-block-uid="tdi_91" > <style>.tdi_91{margin-bottom:40px!important}@media (min-width:1019px) and (max-width:1140px){.tdi_91{margin-bottom:35px!important}}@media (min-width:768px) and (max-width:1018px){.tdi_91{margin-bottom:30px!important}}@media (max-width:767px){.tdi_91{margin-bottom:20px!important}}</style> <style>.tdb_single_tags{margin-bottom:2px;font-family:var(--td_default_google_font_1,'Open Sans','Open Sans Regular',sans-serif);font-weight:600}.tdb_single_tags span,.tdb_single_tags a{font-size:11px}.tdb_single_tags span{text-transform:uppercase}.tdb_single_tags a:hover{background-color:var(--td_theme_color,#4db2ec);border-color:var(--td_theme_color,#4db2ec);color:#fff}.tdb_single_tags 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