Bomb Blasts In India - 2

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<b>“Time to take charge is now”</b>
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion...how/3299675.cms

Some Excerpts:

“According to the Special Branch Rules that govern the intelligence machinery, the heads of special cells of states are to be appointed in consultation with the director of IB (DIB). This is to ensure a better coordination among the forces.

But with many states ruled by regional or opposition parties, IB is looked upon as a hostile agency and the special branch chief is rarely appointed in consultation with the Centre. Special branch chiefs are often state appointees, owing the post to their proximity to the regime of the day, rather than suitability for the job.”

“Top sources conceded that agencies, including customs, military intelligence, revenue intelligence, have often been found to be more interested in cornering the credit than coordinating with their counterparts for a common objective. ”

“Even the IB — designated to be the nodal domestic intelligence agency with the brief to collaborate with other intelligence bodies and state special branches and which reports directly to the PMO — is bogged down with problems. With a total manpower of around 20,000, IB is awfully short of officers. Against 250 sanctioned posts of IPS officers, it has not more than 100 at present. Most people prefer to don the khaki than be lost in stress-laden IB jobs.

The story of Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), the country’s external intelligence agency, is no different. A few years ago, a rank outsider was made to head the force although he had only three months to retire. Rules were bent to accommodate him and he had an extended two-year tenure. In short, games often stoked by politicians are rampant in these key intelligence bodies. “