TOP - 16 INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES IN THE WORLD

INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES :

1. CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), USA -

Headquarters: Langley, Virginia

Founded: September 18, 1947

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States and its the first line of defense for the United States.

2. RAW (Research and Analysis Wing), India -

Headquarters: New Delhi

Founded: September 21, 1968

The agency's primary function is gathering foreign intelligence, counter-terrorism, advising Indian policymakers, and advancing India's foreign strategic interests. The agency came into being after the Sino-Indian war of 1962 and the India-Pakistan war of 1965.

3. Mossad, Israel -

Headquarters: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Founded: December 13, 1949

Mossad, meaning Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations, is the national intelligence agency of Israel. Mossad, like the CIA, has active agents spread across the world and are involved in intelligence gathering, covert operations and ‘protecting Jews and Jewish interests’.

4. ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence), Pakistan -

Headquarters: Islamabad\s

Founded: January 1, 1948

Officially, the ISI is responsible for providing security intelligence assessments to the government of Pakistan. ISI is Pakistan’s most important intel agency.

5. MI6 (Secret Intelligence Service), UK -

Headquarters: London

Founded: July 4, 1909

The Secret Intelligence Service, often known as MI6, collects Britain's foreign intelligence. It provides the government with a global covert capability to promote and defend the national security and economic well-being of the country.

6. GRU (Main Intelligence Agency), Russia -

Headquarters: Moscow

Founded May 7, 1992

“GRU” is the English version of the Russian intelligence agency, which means Main Intelligence Directorate. The GRU is Russia's largest foreign intelligence agency

7. MSS (Ministry of State Security), China -

Headquarters: Beijing

Founded: July 1, 1983

China's MSS is the civilian intelligence, security and secret police agency, which is responsible for counter-intelligence, foreign intelligence and political security.

8. NIA (National Investigation Agency), India -

Headquarters: New Delhi

Founded: 2009

The NIA can investigate terror cases across the country without having to get permission from the states. The agency investigates terror offences, waging war against the country, offences on nuclear facilities, etc. National Investigation Agency came into force after Parliament passed the National Investigation Agency Act 2008.

9. NSA (National Security Agency), USA -

Headquarters: Maryland, United States

Founded: November 4, 1952

NSA (National Security Agency) is a United States intelligence agency within the Department of Defense that is responsible for cryptographic and communications intelligence and security.

10. FSS (Federal Security Service), Russia -

Headquarters: Moscow

Founded: April 12, 1995

Federal Security Service is a Russian internal security and counterintelligence service created in 1994 as one of the successor agencies of the Soviet-era KGB.

11. BND ( Bundesnachrichtendienst), Germany -

Headquarters: Berlin

Founded: April 1, 1956

BND abbreviation of Bundesnachrichtendienst, The Federal Intelligence Service is the foreign intelligence agency of Germany. The BND headquarters is located in central Berlin and is the world's largest intelligence headquarters.

12. IB (Intelligence Bureau), India -

Headquarters: New Delhi

Founded: 1887

The major functions of the IB can be classified as counterintelligence, counterterrorism, VIP Security, anti-secession activities, intelligence collection in border areas and infrastructure protection. IB also maintains partnerships with foreign agencies, including security agencies in the USA, UK and Israel.

 

13. DGSE (General Directorate for External Security), France -

Headquarters: Paris

Founded: April 2, 1982

France's DGSE (Directorate-General for External Security) is equivalent to the British MI6 and the American CIA, the DGSE safeguards French national security through intelligence gathering and conducting paramilitary and counterintelligence operations abroad, as well as economic espionage.

 

14. FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), USA -
Headquarters: Washington, D.C.

Founded: July 26, 1908

The FBI is the nation's lead federal law enforcement agency for investigating and preventing acts of domestic and international terrorism.

 

15. ASIS ( Australian Secret Intelligence Service), Australia -

Headquarters: Canberra

Founded: May 13, 1952

The Australian Secret Intelligence Service is work relates to foreign intelligence in the interests of Australia's national security, foreign relations and national economic well-being.

16. CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service), Canada -

Headquarters: Ottawa

Founded: June 21, 1984

CSIS was created in 1984 by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act, which gives it the power to investigate, collect, analyse and retain information and intelligence about activities that are suspected of being a threat to Canada, and to report to and advise the government of Canada.