Electronics and Technical Services
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Electronics and Technical Services (ETS) is the ELNIT arm of R&AW, India
's premier external intelligence organisation.
Established in the mid 1980s by then Prime minister
of India Rajiv Gandhi
, the organisation is housed in the CGO complex in New Delhi
. According to the Kargil Review Committee (KRC) reports, ETS had been grossly inefficient by failing to monitor the electronic communication of the invading Pakistani irregulars during the Kargil conflict
.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
's premier external intelligence organisation.
Established in the mid 1980s by then Prime minister
Prime Minister of India
The Prime Minister of India , as addressed to in the Constitution of India — Prime Minister for the Union, is the chief of government, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament...
of India Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Ratna Gandhi was the sixth Prime Minister of India . He took office after his mother's assassination on 31 October 1984; he himself was assassinated on 21 May 1991. He became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he took office at the age of 40.Rajiv Gandhi was the elder son of Indira...
, the organisation is housed in the CGO complex in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
. According to the Kargil Review Committee (KRC) reports, ETS had been grossly inefficient by failing to monitor the electronic communication of the invading Pakistani irregulars during the Kargil conflict
Kargil War
The Kargil War ,, also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control...
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List of Indian Intelligence Agencies |
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Intelligence Bureau • Joint Intelligence Committee (India) • Central Bureau of Investigation • Directorate of Naval Intelligence (India) • Joint Cipher Bureau • Directorate of Air Intelligence (India) • Research and Analysis Wing Research and Analysis Wing The Research and Analysis Wing is India's external intelligence agency. It was formed in September 1968 after the poor performance of the Intelligence Bureau in the Sino-Indian war of 1962 and the India-Pakistani war of 1965 convinced the then government of India that a specialized, independent... • All India Radio monitoring service • Defence Intelligence Agency (India) • Directorate of Signals Intelligence • Defence Image Processing and Analysis Centre (DIPAC) • Directorate of Military Intelligence (India) • Central Economic Intelligence Bureau • Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence (DGRI) • Economic Intelligence Council |