NDSC meaning in Governmental ?

What is National Defence and Security Council mean?

The National Defence and Security Council (Burmese: အမျိုးသား ကာကွယ်ရေးနှင့် လုံခြုံရေး ကောင်စီ, Burmese pronunciation: [əmjóðá kàkwɛ̀jé n̥ḭɴ lòʊɴdʑòʊɴjé kàʊɴsì]; abbreviated NDSC) is an eleven-member national security council responsible for security and defence affairs in Myanmar. NDSC serves as the highest authority in the Government of Myanmar, as an executive body that has disproportionate membership consisting of Tatmadaw members. NDSC was formed on 31 March 2011. Of the 11 members, the Commander-in-chief appointed 5 members and controls 6 votes. The Tatmadaw directly reports to NDSC. The NDSC's existence is enshrined in Chapter V of the Constitution of Myanmar.

The NDSC's constitutionally enshrined roles include expansive powers:

Recommend pardonees for the President to grant amnestyApprove the President's act of severing foreign diplomatic relationsCoordinate with the President to take military action against aggressorsApprove the Tatmadaw's ability to conscript citizensApprove the President's nomination for Commander-in-Chief of the TatmadawCoordinate with the President in declaring a state of emergencyExercise legislative, executive and judiciary powers during a state of emergencyExercise sovereign power during a state of emergency reference