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IB stands for “Intelligence Bureau” or full form of IB is “Intelligence Bureau” in India's domestic internal security and counter-intelligence agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
What is IB (Intelligence Bureau)
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It is India’s Internal Intelligence Agency, Which is reputed to be the oldest Intelligence Agency in the world.
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An autonomous body created through executive order of the government in the year 1947.
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The IB is officially under the Ministry of Homes Affairs (MHA). But in practice the Director IB (DIB) is a member of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIT) and Steering Committee and has the authority to brief the prime minister should the need arise, but intelligence inputs (at least in theory) go through the regular channels in the MHA to the JIT.
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Earlier it was not an investigating agency but was primarily concerned with specialized analysis of the information.
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The secretive information obtained by the agency helps the government to formulate foreign policies with other countries. It shares information with other agencies and works with close coordination.
The Making:
Originally, the IB was created on 23 December 1887, by the British Secretary of State as a sub-sect of the Central Special Branch but there is no act of the Indian parliament nor executive order relating to the functioning of the IB.
It was recast as Central Intelligence Bureau 1947 under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Responsibilities:
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Garner intelligence from within India
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Execute counter-intelligence and counter-terrorism task.
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In Addition to domestic intelligence responsibilities, the IB is particularly tasked with intelligence collection in border areas, following the 1951 recommendation of the Himmat Singh Ji Committee (also known as the North and North-East Border committee)
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All spheres of Human activity within India and in the neighborhood are allocated to the charter of duties of intelligence Bureau.
