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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 2004 |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
| Motto | IAST: āno bhadra krtavo yantu vishwatah (Let noble thoughts come to me from all directions) |
| Annual budget | Classified |
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| Website | ntro |
The National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) is a technical intelligence agency of India.[1][2] It was set up in 2004.[3] The agency reports to the National Security Advisor and to the Prime Minister's Office.[4] NTRO also comprises the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre and the National Institute of Cryptology Research and Development.
NTRO has the same "norms of conduct" as the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), according to the Intelligence Organisations (Restriction of Rights) Act, 1985, which restricts the freedom of its employees.[4][5]
- ^ RS Bedi VrC (23 April 2015). "NTRO: India's Technical Intelligence Agency". Indian Defence Review. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ Special Correspondent (6 May 2007). "Technical research agency planned in State". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 May 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Sandeep Unnithan (7 September 2007). "Spy versus spy". India Today. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
- ^ a b Vijaita Singh (18 May 2017). "NTRO now under Intelligence Act". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ Rahul Tripathy (18 May 2017). "National Technical Research Organisation to have same powers as IB, R&AW". The IndianExpress. Retrieved 14 July 2018.