"The Ministry of Home Affairs' proposal to arm the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) with the power to conduct searches and make arrests derives. Indians should understand why the idea is profoundly misguided."
The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : Spies shouldn't police us: Intelligence Bureau is not an organisation that is, or ought to be, concerned with criminal justice. Blurring the distinction between intelligence-gathering and policing will open up the possibility of abuses. The Union government already has an investigative service with a nationwide mandate, the National Investigation Agency.
The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : Spies shouldn't police us: Intelligence Bureau is not an organisation that is, or ought to be, concerned with criminal justice. Blurring the distinction between intelligence-gathering and policing will open up the possibility of abuses. The Union government already has an investigative service with a nationwide mandate, the National Investigation Agency.
IB has historically devoted extensive resources to political surveillance. Handing it the power to arrest will expand the possibility of political misuse. More importantly, India's counter-terrorism efforts have floundered because State police forces lack the training, resources and manpower needed to conduct effective investigations.
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