Directorate of Military Intelligence Corps | |
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Active | 1941 – present |
Country | India |
Branch | Indian Army |
Type | Military intelligence |
Size | 3,700 |
Headquarters | Sena Bhawan, New Delhi |
Motto(s) | Always Alert |
Engagements | World War II Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-China War of 1962 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) Kargil War 2016 Indian Line of Control strike |
Commanders | |
Director General Military Intelligence | Lt Gen. R S Raman [1] |
Colonel of the Regiment | Lt Gen R S Raman |
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The Directorate of Military Intelligence (M.I.) is the Intelligence arm of the Indian Army.[2] The primary mission of military intelligence is to provide timely, relevant, accurate, and synchronized intelligence support to tactical, operational and strategic-level needs of the army.
It also conducts counter-intelligence activities to detect, identify and neutralize adversarial intelligence threats inside Indian Army.[3]