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RAW and IB come together to fight terrorism
Putting aside turf wars, India’s external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) and internal agency Intelligence Bureau will forge a common front against terrorism. Their operational wings will work from the same office so that in case of an alert or an attack, time is not wasted in bureaucratic communication.
This move, cleared at the highest levels of the UPA government, is on the lines of the CIA-FBI joint task force in the US, MI-5 and MI-6 joint action in the UK, and Mossad-Shin Bet joint operations in Israel.
Two top intelligence sources told HT the infrastructure to house the joint RA&W and IB team would be ready in two months at the IB headquarters in Lutyens’ Delhi.
“The two units will not be merged. Instead, the joint secretary (Ops) of RA&W will sit with joint director (Ops) of IB and monitor actionable intelligence and technical inputs. Any action outside the country will be handled by RA&W, and within India by the IB along with the state police,” said a senior intelligence official requesting anonymity. “We decided to bring the two under one roof so that there is minimum time lag in counter-terror operations. Rapid action is the essence given that terrorists use the latest technologies and continue to spring surprises.”
The two teams are already informally sharing intelligence closely, and results were evident in the arrests of two key Indian Mujahideen terrorists — Pakistani Zia-ur-Rehman alias Waqas, and Bihar resident Tehseem Akhtar alias Monu on March 23. This was followed by the arrest of two Pakistani terrorists by the UP police. Footprints of joint ops by R&AW and IB have also been seen in arrests in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal.
Although the two agencies’ operatives have a history of fierce rivalry, the new joint initiative has worked because of camaraderie between R&AW chief Alok Joshi and IB chief Asif Ibrahim, both JNU students. Outgoing national security advisor Shivshankar Menon encouraged this teamwork.
RAW and IB come together to fight terrorism - Hindustan Times
IB, R&AW to work under one roof
Bureaucratic delays have cost the two security agencies precious time in nabbing terrorists. The new arrangement will see the security agencies work together and share information in real time. Vicky Nanjappa reports
Homegrown terror is no more an internal problem, says an officer with the Intelligence Bureau. There are operatives who work inside India and then shuttle between countries which causes a hindrance in investigations as the IB deals with internal issues while the Research and Analysis Wing looks into external matters.
The IB and R&AW have to work closely when a terror operative decides to flee the country, as the case then overlaps both the agencies’ jurisdiction. It’s is similar to how the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Central Investigation Agency works in the US.
When there is an issue pertaining to terrorism it is the FBI which operates on American soil. The CIA comes into the picture when leads regarding an external threat begin to emerge.
The IB and R&AW will now work together from the same building at Lutyen's, the IB headquarters in New Delhi. This joint office will have the joint secretary operations of both the IB and the RAW. This would cut down the delay in investigations when an operative, after carrying out an attack in India, tries to get out of the country.
In the past, due to a time lag, terrorist like Dawood Ibrahim, Tiger Memon, Riyaz Bhatkal among many others have managed to get out of the country.
In the past, the IB had to send a requisition to R&AW if an operative it had been tracking managed to flee the country. But by the time data and details had been passed on and the agency responded, the operative would have found a safe hideout.
But now since both the agencies will be working under one roof, terror operatives can be traced together and information can be shared in real time, said an IB official.
This new arrangement was recently tried out in the arrest of Indian Mujahideen cofounder Yasin Bhatkal and Patna blasts mastermind Tehsin Akhtar. It was a combined operation by both the agencies.
While the IB tracked the movements of these operatives within the country, the R&AW took over the moment they crossed the border.
It has worked out well for us and we are sure it will continue to be smooth, the officer said. This joint team will be in force officially from July.
IB, R&AW to work under one roof - Rediff.com India News
Putting aside turf wars, India’s external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) and internal agency Intelligence Bureau will forge a common front against terrorism. Their operational wings will work from the same office so that in case of an alert or an attack, time is not wasted in bureaucratic communication.
This move, cleared at the highest levels of the UPA government, is on the lines of the CIA-FBI joint task force in the US, MI-5 and MI-6 joint action in the UK, and Mossad-Shin Bet joint operations in Israel.
Two top intelligence sources told HT the infrastructure to house the joint RA&W and IB team would be ready in two months at the IB headquarters in Lutyens’ Delhi.
“The two units will not be merged. Instead, the joint secretary (Ops) of RA&W will sit with joint director (Ops) of IB and monitor actionable intelligence and technical inputs. Any action outside the country will be handled by RA&W, and within India by the IB along with the state police,” said a senior intelligence official requesting anonymity. “We decided to bring the two under one roof so that there is minimum time lag in counter-terror operations. Rapid action is the essence given that terrorists use the latest technologies and continue to spring surprises.”
The two teams are already informally sharing intelligence closely, and results were evident in the arrests of two key Indian Mujahideen terrorists — Pakistani Zia-ur-Rehman alias Waqas, and Bihar resident Tehseem Akhtar alias Monu on March 23. This was followed by the arrest of two Pakistani terrorists by the UP police. Footprints of joint ops by R&AW and IB have also been seen in arrests in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal.
Although the two agencies’ operatives have a history of fierce rivalry, the new joint initiative has worked because of camaraderie between R&AW chief Alok Joshi and IB chief Asif Ibrahim, both JNU students. Outgoing national security advisor Shivshankar Menon encouraged this teamwork.
RAW and IB come together to fight terrorism - Hindustan Times
IB, R&AW to work under one roof
Bureaucratic delays have cost the two security agencies precious time in nabbing terrorists. The new arrangement will see the security agencies work together and share information in real time. Vicky Nanjappa reports
Homegrown terror is no more an internal problem, says an officer with the Intelligence Bureau. There are operatives who work inside India and then shuttle between countries which causes a hindrance in investigations as the IB deals with internal issues while the Research and Analysis Wing looks into external matters.
The IB and R&AW have to work closely when a terror operative decides to flee the country, as the case then overlaps both the agencies’ jurisdiction. It’s is similar to how the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Central Investigation Agency works in the US.
When there is an issue pertaining to terrorism it is the FBI which operates on American soil. The CIA comes into the picture when leads regarding an external threat begin to emerge.
The IB and R&AW will now work together from the same building at Lutyen's, the IB headquarters in New Delhi. This joint office will have the joint secretary operations of both the IB and the RAW. This would cut down the delay in investigations when an operative, after carrying out an attack in India, tries to get out of the country.
In the past, due to a time lag, terrorist like Dawood Ibrahim, Tiger Memon, Riyaz Bhatkal among many others have managed to get out of the country.
In the past, the IB had to send a requisition to R&AW if an operative it had been tracking managed to flee the country. But by the time data and details had been passed on and the agency responded, the operative would have found a safe hideout.
But now since both the agencies will be working under one roof, terror operatives can be traced together and information can be shared in real time, said an IB official.
This new arrangement was recently tried out in the arrest of Indian Mujahideen cofounder Yasin Bhatkal and Patna blasts mastermind Tehsin Akhtar. It was a combined operation by both the agencies.
While the IB tracked the movements of these operatives within the country, the R&AW took over the moment they crossed the border.
It has worked out well for us and we are sure it will continue to be smooth, the officer said. This joint team will be in force officially from July.
IB, R&AW to work under one roof - Rediff.com India News
This three word lame reply of yours doesn't exhibit any analysis on your part....
Kill all terrorists from India 
and outside India 
