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Intelligence Bureau Ib Internal
Intelligence Bureau or IB is the agency of India, looking after the internal intelligence and is supposedly counted as the oldest agency involved in intelligence. In 1947, it was renamed as the Central Intelligence Bureau and was kept under the purview of Ministry of Home Affairs. This change might have been because of the idea of Major General Sir Charles MacGregor, in 1885, who was appointed as Intelligence head of the British Army in India, posted at Simla, who was also the Quartermaster General. The aim was to keep an eye on the deployment of Russian Troops in Afghanistan. This was done due to an imminent danger as well as anticipation of Russian forces invading British India, from the border of North West.
The IB is under the Ministry of Home Affairs, but works under the Joint Intelligence Committee or JIC of which the director is the member, as well as through the Steering Committee. If need be, then the briefings can be done directly to the Prime Minister, but the usual route of intelligence inputs is through MHA to JIC.
Information collection varies according to the region, but the jurisdiction is both in the centre as well as in the state. Most of the work of the IB is done by the Grade II employees, such as Security Assistants or the Constables, head constables or the Junior Intelligence Officers, Sub inspector or Asst Intelligence Officers, inspectors or Deputy Central Intelligence Officers and the Joint Central Intelligence Officer, who is equated with the Superintendent of Police. The higher level coordination is carried out by the Class I gazetted officers. There is also an hierarchy of officers in this class starting from Assistant Director at the lowest level and the Director IB at the highest level. Officers in the Grade II are recruited while the Class I officers are usually on deputations from the state services.
IB officers in the state cadre, make a Special report of the Bureau on behalf of the Central Intelligence Officer, who is also the advisor to the governor. There are plenty of field units as well as headquarters looked after by the deputy and joint directors. These officers are responsible for maintaining an organic intricate link between state policing agencies and the IB. Various other subsidiaries are present in the national levels, dealing with different issues such as VIP security, counter-intelligence, terrorism, assessment of threat and monitoring the sensitive areas.
Responsibilities
The IB gathers intelligence information from various sources and is also involved in counter intelligence tasks. It can also bring into effect, the services of law enforcement agencies. To make matters easier, the IPS officers are usually promoted towards the top posts. Most of the work is executed in the border areas. These activities are involving various spheres of human activity, inside india and its neighbouring regions.
Activities
Since it is not an open functionality, which is carried out by the IB, few people are actually aware about the functions. Sharing of intelligence between the police agencies and other intelligence bodies is one of the functions. It also grants security clearances to diplomats, judges and other dignitaries, before they go for their oath taking. Intercepting letters and email spying as well as wiretapping can be carried out, if deemed necessary for national importance.
The IB has workings related to different issues of national importance, primarily being intelligence and counter intelligence. Such functions and activities are done by special recruits and officers deputed from police forces. Since it is one of the most secretive agencies in the country, the top level officials and prime minister are only privy to the complete working of the institution.