India Intelligence and Security Agencies

Laws and Regulations

The King "... should divide the day as well as the night into eight parts . . . During the fifth, he should hold consultations with the council of ministers through correspondence and also keep himself informed of the secret reports brought by spies.... During the first one-eighth part of the night, he should meet the officers of the secret service.... During the seventh, he should hold consultations and send out the officers of the secret service for their operations."
The Duties of a King
The Arthasastra
Kautilya - Prime Minister to Emperor Chandragupta Maurya (4th Century BCE)

Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC)

Research and Analysis Wing [RAW]

Intelligence Bureau (IB)

Defense Ministry

Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA)

Joint Cipher Bureau

Army

Air Force