New Delhi, February 23: Internal and external security agencies, Intelligence Bureau and Research and Analysis Wing, should have professional and democratic framework that would enable the bodies to work more effectively, a draft report prepared by experts said.
Delhi-based think tank Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and The Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA) today conducted joint deliberation on draft for ‘Reforming India’s Intelligence Structure’.
Congress MP and spokesperson Manish Tewari, Supreme Court advocate Menaka Guruswamy and retired IAS officer and incharge of task force on intelligence reform at IDSA, Rana Banerjee were present among others.
The report proposed the concept of National Intelligence Coordinator (NIC) to coordinate with central security agencies and directly discuss the matter with National Security Adviser (NSA), Home, Defence and External Affairs Ministers under overall supervision and control of the Prime Minister.
–Agencies