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Armed Forces in Internal Security
Armed Forces and itss
Role in Internal Security technically falls under the authority of Ministry of Home Affairs. IB is responsible for
counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and intelligence collection in border areas,
infrastructure protection, and anti-secession activities.
Until the 1960's the Intelligence Bureau was tasked with collecting both internal and
external intelligence. However after the formation of RAW in 1968, the IB is fully
Note dedicated towards collecting internal intelligence.
18.3.2 Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)
The Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) is our primary foreign intelligence agency.
After the intelligence failures of the Sino-Indian and Indo-Pakistani wars prior to
1965, our Government felt the need of dedicated foreign intelligence agency and as a
result RAW was established in1968 under the leadership of Shri RameshwarNath
Kao. who became its first director.
We should note that within just a few years after its formation the RAW played a vital
role in India's astounding success in the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971 and the
accession of Sikkim in 1975. Today, RAW is considered as one of the top intelligence
agencies of the world. The primary task of RAW is to gather intelligence from India's
hostile neighbors, to deduce their plans against our Nation and make them unsuccessful
in their intentions to harm India.
Intext Questions 18.3
1. Fill in the blanks:-
(a) India's External Intelligence Agency RAW was established in _____.
(b) The first director of RAW was _______.
What You Have Learnt
• Role of the Indian Armed Forces in counter terrorism and counter insurgency.
• The Direct and Indirect role of the armed Forces in Internal security of the
country.
• Assam Rifles and its role in external and internal security of the country.
• The strategic assets of our country and their protection.
• There are some special forces which employed in safe guarding our strategic
assets.
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