Intelligence agencies of India and the world by Dr. Gaurav Garg
National security
● Protection against threats such as terrorism, espionage (spy) and sabotage (destroying the plans of
enemies), the activities of agents of foreign powers, and from actions intended to overthrow or undermine
parliamentary democracy by political, industrial, or violent means.
● Eg: IB and RAW are the intelligence agencies of India. IB looks after internal security and RAW handles foreign
intelligence.
United States of America Intelligence Community
● Composed of 18 organizations (“IC elements”)
● Two independent agencies – ODNI and CIA
● Nine Department of Defense – DIA, NSA, NGA, NRO, US Air Force Intelligence, U.S.
Navy Intelligence, U.S. Army Intelligence, and U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence, Space
Force
● Seven elements of other departments and agencies
Independent Agencies
OFFICE of the DIRECTOR of NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE (ODNI)
● Director of National Intelligence serves as the head of the U.S. Intelligence Community
● Principal advisor to the President, the National Security Council, and t he Homeland
Security Council for intelligence matters
● Set up under Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
● It works to prevent terrorism.
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
● Intelligence on foreign countries and global issues
● Separated into seven basic components: Directorate of Analysis, Directorate of
Operations, Directorate of Science and Technology, Directorate of Support,
Directorate of Digital Innovation, Mission Centers, and Offices of the Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
● Intelligence and law enforcement agency
● Mandate - Internal security, counter-terrorism, counter-intelligence
● Under Department of Justice.
● There is an overlapping of functions among various departments of intelligence.
Defense Intelligence Agency
● Foreign military intelligence and provides military intelligence to warfighters, defense
policymakers, and force planners
● Under Department of Defense
National Security Agency/Central Security Service
● Mandate - cryptologic organization, protect U.S. information systems, produce foreign
signals intelligence information
● Under Department of Defense
United Kingdom Intelligence
Joint Intelligence Committee
● Assesses intelligence gathered for policy-making
● Oversight of SIS, SS, GCHQ, and DI
Secret Intelligence Service
● Also known a s MI6
● Three core aims: Counter-Terrorism, Disrupting Hostile State
Activity, and Promoting and defending the UK’s cyber realm
● Founded in 1909
● HQ – Vauxhall Cross, London
Secret Service
● Also known as MI5
● Protect British parliamentary democracy and economic interests, and counter-terrorism and espionage knew as Box,
or Box 500, after its official wartime address of PO Box 500
Government Communications Headquarters
● Providing signals intelligence (SIGINT) and information assurance
● Two main components: Composite Signals Organisation (CSO) - gathering information, and National Cyber
Security Centre (NCSC) - securing own communications
Defense Intelligence (DI)
● Military Intelligence
● Under Ministry of Defence
Israel
Mossad
● Meaning ' Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations ’
● Responsible for intelligence collection, covert operations,
and counter-terrorism.
● Operation " Wrath of God” - e liminate Black September
individuals involved in the 1972 Munich massacre
(Israel team was killed in Olympics game held in
Munich)
● Eli Cohen – known for espionage in Syria, helped in
occupying Golan Heights, West Bank, and Jerusalem
Shin Bet or Shabak
● "The unseen shield”
● Internal Intelligence
Service
● Formed in 1949
Aman
● Military intelligence, i nformation security, and counterintelligence
France
General Directorate for External Security (DGSE)
● Mandate - seek secret information abroad, of interest to defense and national security
, crisis intelligence, counter-terrorism, counter-proliferation
General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI)
● Succeeds the Central Directorate of Internal Intelligence (DCRI)
● Attached directly to the Minister of the Interior
● Counter-espionage, economic counter-interference, and counter-proliferation,
counter-terrorism and violent extremism counter cybercrime
Others:
● Military Intelligence Directorate (DRM)
● Defense Intelligence and Security Directorate (DRSD)
● National Directorate of Intelligence and Customs Investigations
(DNRED)
● Intelligence Processing and Action Service Against Clandestine
Financial Circuits (TRACFIN)
Canada
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
● Primary national intelligence service
● Intelligence on threats to Canada's national security
● Conducts operations, covert and overt,
within Canada and abroad
● HQ - Ottawa, Ontario, 1984
● Under Ministry of public safety
Australia
National Intelligence Community
Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS)
● Under Ministry of Foreign Affairs
● Established on May 13, 1952
● Collector of foreign intelligence
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)
● National Security matters
● Counterterrorism, Counterespionage and foreign interference, Border Security, Protective security
● Under Ministry for Home Affairs
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