Indian Intelligence

[omarali50]

Tangential thought: the Byzantine bureaucracy that is blamed on the British was not as bad in British times as it is today because the British rulers could (not always for the better..but then again, what is?) draw upon unwritten rules of aristocratic, racist and nationalist solidarity to bypass a lot of BS when it suited them. India, lacking that coherence (again, not completely lacking; there IS an Indian patriotic feeling to draw upon and perhaps also a sense of Brahmin solidarity and mission in some cases) is more a prisoner of that Byzantine bureaucracy than British India ever was....

[jmm99]

"Understanding India's External Intelligence Agency" (DFI thread) in two posts, #1 and #2.

Synopsis

The Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) is India's primary external intelligence agency. It was formed in September 1968, after it became apparent that the newly independent Republic of India lacked a credible external intelligence gathering agency after the Indo-China War of 1962 and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Its primary function is the collection of external intelligence, counter-terrorism, sabotage, counter-sabotage and covert external operations; in addition, it is responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations and individuals, in order to assess and advise Indian foreign policymakers. Until the creation of RAW, the Intelligence Bureau [IB] handled both internal and external intelligence.

It would be well if an Indian expert on Indian external intelligence came out of the woodwork to keep this thread on track.

And, yup, it seems I've taken on a foreign assignment (virtual kind).

Regards

Mike

[davidbfpo]

JMM99 (Mike) asked in January 2014:

It would be well if an Indian expert on Indian external intelligence came out of the woodwork to keep this thread on track.

Here is an Indian expert on intelligence, snag the focus is on internal security in an interview prompted by him writing a book:

National Security and Intelligence Management, A new paradigm is a book by V Balachandran, former special secretary, cabinet secretariat, government of India. The book is a compilation of Balachandran’s published works and lectures over the past 15 years on various facets of our national security.

Link:http://vickynanjappa.com/2014/03/24/...-late-on-2611/

[davidbfpo]

The author of 'National Security and Intelligence Management, A new paradigm' V. Balachandran, has seen this thread and points out that the Introduction, Contents and more can be viewed on:http://www.amazon.in/National-Securi...der_818856950X

Only ten items are on police(Internal security) while thirty-three are on intelligence and foreign security problems. Sixteen are on terrorism.