Spy agencies dip toe in uncharted waters

July 26, 2013 11:18

A private member's bill next month is expected to provide clues to whether 126 years of tradition will end and the central intelligence agencies will be held accountable to Parliament.None of these agencies is now answerable to the House, although they find mention in the Constitution.

Born in 1887 as the "Special Branch' to collect "secret and political intelligence in India, the Intelligence Bureau, for example, is mentioned in the 7th Schedule as part of the Union List. Read

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