Special agency of India

  Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) consisting of the Indian Ordnance Factories is a Government agency under the control of the department of defence production (DDP) Ministry of Defence (MoD), Government of India. It is engaged in research, development, production, testing, marketing and logistics of a product range in the areas of air , land and sea systems. OFB comprises forty-one ordnance factories, nine training institutes, three regional marketing centres and four regional controllers of safety, which are spread all across the country. Every year, 18 March is celebrated as the Ordnance Factory Day in India. OFB is the world's largest government-operated production organisation, and the oldest organisation in India. It has a total workforce of about 80,000. It is often called the " Fourth Arm of Defence ", and the " Force Behind the Armed Forces " of India. OFB is the 35th largest defence equipment manufacturer in the world, 2nd largest in Asia, and the la

  The Integrated Space Cell was the nodal agency within the Government of India which oversees the security of its space-based military and civilian hardware systems. It was to be jointly operated by all the three services of the Indian Armed Forces , the civilian Defence Research and Development Organisation , and the Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO ). This agency was Superseded by Defence Space Agency . The Integrated Space Cell has been set up to utilize more effectively the country's space-based assets for military purposes and to look into threats to these assets. It functions under the Integrated Defense Services headquarters of the Indian Ministry of Defense . This command will leverage space technology including satellites. Unlike an aerospace command, where the air force controls most of its activities, the Integrated Space Cell envisages cooperation and coordination between the three services as well as civilian agencies dealing with space. The armed forc

  The Defence Intelligence Agency ( D.I.A ) is an organisation responsible for providing and coordinating military intelligence for the Indian armed forces . It was created in March 2002 and is administered within the Ministry of Defence . DIA is the nodal agency for all defence -related intelligence , thus distinguishing it from the other Indian intelligence internal and external agencies. DIA controls the Indian armed forces ' technical intelligence assets – the Directorate of Signals Intelligence, a tri-service agency, and the Defence Image Processing and Analysis Centre (DIPAC). While the Signals Directorate is responsible for acquiring and decrypting enemy communications, the DIPAC controls India's satellite -based image acquisition capabilities. The DIA also coordinates the Defence Information Warfare Agency (DIWA) which handles all elements of the information warfare repertoire, including psychological operations, cyber-war, electronic intercepts and the monitoring

Birth of the National Cadet Corps The Kashmir War of 1948 taught a very important lesson to India , that freedom needs to be protected by strong Armed Forces . Its immediate manifestation was that the recommendations of the Kunzuru committee were placed before the Constituent Assembly (Legislature) on 13 Mar 1948. A draft Bill was sent to the Constituent Assembly (Legislative) on 19 Mar 1948, which evoked great interest and enthusiasm amongst all members. After due deliberations and amendments, the Bill was passed by the Assembly on 08 Apr 1948. The Central Govt accepted the opinion of the Provincial Govts and the Standing Committee’s recommendations for the formation of a Cadet Corps which was to be named as “ National Cadet Corps ”, as recommended by the Kunzuru Committee. The Bill received the assent of the Governor-General on 16 Apr 1948, and the National Cadet Corps came into being by an Act of the Parliament Act No. XXXI of 1948 designated ‘ The National Cadet Corps Act 1948 ’.

  Bharat Rakshak is a website devoted to discussing India's military affairs . It was started and is run by military enthusiasts. Bharat Rakshak was started in April 1997 by bringing together the individual websites of Indian Defence enthusiasts. The website was officially launched on 1 July 1997 by Seetal Patel and Rupak Chattopadhyay. While the concept of Open Source Intelligence , as defined by the United States intelligence community, is still evolving in India , Bharat Rakshak has been cited as a website that could be held in the same category as its western counterparts. The forum has many members with experience in Indian Armed Forces and defence technology firms. The site gained some notoriety in December 2007, when it was cited for leaking the Official War Histories written by the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) that had remained classified for some time. Features An active discussion forum, which has been referred to in the press as a think-tank of Indian military

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is India 's counter-terrorism task force . The agency is empowered to deal with terror-related crimes across states without special permission from the states. The Agency came into existence with the enactment of the National Investigation Agency Act 2008 by the Parliament of India on 31 December 2008, which was passed after the deadly 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai. Such an attack clearly surfaced the failure of intelligence and ability to track such activities by existing agencies in India , hence the government of India realized the need for a specific body to deal with terror-related activities in India, thereby establishing the NIA. Headquartered in New Delhi, the NIA has branches in Hyderabad, Guwahati, Kochi, Lucknow, Mumbai, Kolkata, Raipur, and Jammu. It maintains the NIA Most Wanted list. NIA headquarters in New Delhi The founding Director-General of NIA was Radha Vinod Raju, and he served till 31 January 2010. He was succeeded by

  The National Security Council (NSC) of India is an executive government agency tasked with advising the Prime Minister's Office on matters of national security and strategic interest. It was established by the former prime minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 19 November 1998, with Brajesh Mishra as the first National Security Advisor. Prior to the formation of the NSC, these activities were overseen by the Principal Secretary to the preceding Prime Minister. Besides the National Security Advisor (NSA), the Deputy National Security Advisors (Dy.NSAs), the Ministers of Defence , External Affairs, Home, Finance of the Government of India, and the Vice Chairman of the NITI Aayog are members of the National Security Council . PM can chair the meeting of NSC (for eg - PM chaired the meeting of NSC Post Pulwama to discuss heightened tension with Pakistan) .Other members may be invited to attend its monthly meetings, as and when it is required. The brainchild of the first Natio

The Nuclear Command Authority (NCA) of India is the authority responsible for command, control, and operational decisions regarding India 's nuclear weapons program. India 's first nuclear test was conducted on 18 May 1974 with the code name Smiling Buddha . Since then India has conducted another series of tests at the Pokhran test range in the state of Rajasthan in 1998, which included a thermonuclear test, code-named Operation Shakti . India has an extensive civil and military nuclear program, which includes at least 10 nuclear reactors, uranium mining, and milling sites, heavy water production facilities, a uranium enrichment plant, fuel fabrication facilities, and extensive nuclear research capabilities. Though India has not made any official statements about the size of its nuclear arsenal, different country estimates indicate that India has anywhere between 150 and 300 nuclear weapons . On 4 January 2003, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) constituted the Political