Defence Intelligence Agency (India)

Defence Intelligence Agency
Parent Agency - Integrated Defence Staff
Intelligence agency overview
Formed1 March 2002; 22 years ago (2002-03-01)
Jurisdiction India
HeadquartersCabinet Secretariat
Raisina Hill, New Delhi
MottoService Before Self
EmployeesClassified
Annual budgetClassified
Minister responsible
Intelligence agency executive
Parent departmentIntegrated Defence Staff

The Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) is an intelligence agency responsible for providing and coordinating defence and military intelligence to the Indian Armed Forces.[1][2]

It was created in March 2002 and is administered within the Ministry of Defence.[2]

  1. ^ "Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India". National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 13 July 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA)". Global Security.org. Retrieved 14 July 2009.