There are 249 countries and dependencies by area in the world and they all need to have their own intelligence agencies to protect their country and nation.
Intelligence agency is a government agency that is responsible for the gathering, investigating, and utilization of information and intelligence in coordination of law enforcement, defence, national security and foreign policy objectives.
Intelligence agencies gather secret information which can impact their interest.
We Categorized Top 10 Best Intelligence Agencies by their number of staff and premium role played and major achievements.
10. MSS - China
9. ASIS - Australia
8. BND - Germany
7. RAW - India
6. DGSE - France
5. Mossad - Israel
4. MI6 - UK
3. FSB - Russia
2. CIA - United States
1. ISI - Pakistan
10. MSS, China
It is the most effective Intelligence agency which is operating under the Government of the People’s Republic of China the agency acting an energetic role in managing domestic issues as well. Ministry of State Security Agency works intimately with other international intelligence Agencies such as ISI from Pakistan.
MAJOR OBJECTIVE:
- Responsible for counter-intelligence, overseas intelligence and political security.
- Collect foreign intelligence from targets in different countries overseas.
PREMIUM ROLE PLAYED:
- Roundabout 120 agents who had been operating under non-official cover in the Canada United States, Europe, and Japan as businessmen, bankers, scholars, and journalists were evoked to China, a fact that reveals the broad geographical scope of MSS agent reporting.
- Effectively impact on Hong Kong Revolution.
- Control Cold War between South Korea and North Korea
9. ASIS, Australia
The functions and existence of ASIS was a guarded secret even from its own government for almost twenty long years. According to the website ASIS, Australia “Protect and promote Australia’s vital interests through the provision of unique foreign intelligence services as directed by Government”.
MAJOR OBJECTIVE:
- Gathering information and distribute/ transfer secret intelligence.
- Accountability to plan and implement special operations when needed.
- Protect and encourage Australia’s fundamental interests through the provision of unique foreign intelligence services as directed by Government.
- Disclosures Public Interest.
- Empower the Legislation and Keep Privacy.
PREMIUM ROLE PLAYED:
- The Sheraton Hotel incident
- Involvement in Papua New Guinea
- Four Corners program
8. BND, Germany
BND (Bundesnachrichtendienst) English means Federal Intelligence Service. After World War 11 BND created by German defence experts with German government coordination. The BND operates as an early warning system to alert the German government to threats to German benefit from overseas.
MAJOR OBJECTIVE:
- Gather and assess information on a multiplicity such as international non-state terrorism.
- Weapons of mass damage explosion and illegal transmit of technology.
- Weapons and drug trafficking,
- Money laundering,
- Outlawed migration and information conflict.
PREMIUM ROLE PLAYED:
- East-West cold war successes
- Counter-terrorism capabilities
- Promoting the invasion of Iraq
- Fighting tax evasion in 2008
7. RAW, India
RAW is abbreviation of Research and Analysis Wing mainly established was necessitated post the Sino-Indian War 1962 and Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
MAJOR OBJECTIVE:
- Providing overseas intelligence and counter-terrorism
- Responsible for attaining and examining information about foreign governments
- Conglomerate and persons to counsel policymakers of India.
- Security of India’s nuclear programme
- Examining the military, political, economic and scientific developments in countries which have direct bearing on India’s national security and the formulation of its foreign policy.
PREMIUM ROLE PLAYED:
- ELINT operations in Himalayas
- Creation of Bangladesh and aftermath
- Operation Smiling Buddha
- Amalgamation of Sikkim
- 2008 Mumbai attacks
- Anti-Apartheid Movement
6. DGSE, France
DCRI (the Central Directorate of Interior Intelligence) Operating under the direction of the French ministry of defence, the agency works alongside the DCRI (the Central Directorate of Interior Intelligence) in providing intelligence and national security, notably by performing paramilitary and counterintelligence operations abroad.
MAJOR OBJECTIVE:
- Gathering foreign intelligence and safeguard of internal security
- Its Provide protection from an unknown number of voluntary correspondents (spies) both in France and abroad.
- Organizational activities and operation particulars are not prepared public
PREMIUM ROLE PLAYED:
- Cold war era enmity in 1968
- Political controversies 1999
5. Mossad, Israel
Mossad is one of the mainly thriving intelligence agencies of the world. Their major focus is on Arab nations and other organizations of the world. It has eager interests in covert operations and paramilitary activities. Mossad is comprehensively concerned in undercover and covered movement of Jewish refugees out of Syria and Iran.
MAJOR OBJECTIVE:
- Intelligence collection
- Covert operations
- Counterterrorism
- Carrying Jews to Israel from countrysides where official Aliyah agencies are prohibited
- Defending Jewish communities
PREMIUM ROLE PLAYED:
- In 1990s, the Mossad exposed a Hezbollah agent in service within the United States.
- The killing of Zaiad Muchasi, Fatah spokesperson to Cyprus.
- Action Plumbat (1968) was an operation by Lekem-Mossad to further Israel’s nuclear program
- Major role to killing of Hussein Al Bashir in 1973 in Nicosia, Cyprus.
4. MI6, UK
MI-6 is as Secret Intelligence Service considering one of the best intelligence agencies of the world. This agency works in joint association with Government Communications Headquarters and the Internal Security Service. Ensuring national security and report to government of any curious activity is the foremost function of the agency.
MAJOR OBJECTIVE:
- Providing the Britain Government with distant intelligence.
- Maintaining the need for secrecy and the goal of maintaining security within Britain
- Deal with trade, industrial and smuggled goods.
- Counter-espionage intelligence from in a foreign country stations.
PREMIUM ROLE PLAYED:
- Perform political underground actions and paramilitary operations in World War 11
- Immense role played on World War 1
- Materialization of Germany as a risk following the ascendances of the Nazis
3. FSB, Russia
FSB (Federal Security Service) IS the top well-organized intelligence agencies of the world. The agency’s main office is located in Moscow. FSB is mainly responsible internal security of the Russian state.All intelligence and law enforcement agencies of Russia work below the direction of FSB.
MAJOR OBJECTIVE:
- Collecting information.
- Protecting national interests and taking counter-terrorism
- For enhancing country’s security.
- Special agents and squads.
- Counter threats of foreign diplomats and journalists
PREMIUM ROLE PLAYED:
- Work with RAW (India) and other ex-soviet agencies in Russia during afghan War.
- Role in the Second Chechen War
- The fight against terrorism Moscow theater hostage crisis.
2. CIA, United States
Central Intelligence Agency is the independently functioning intelligence agency of the United States of America. Its function under Direction of Nations Intelligence is to gathering, systematizing and analyzing information from all national and international contexts. This information is use for policy makers as they can formulate the laws and rules best for national interest and sovereignty of the state.
MAJOR OBJECTIVE:
- Counterintelligence, with Russia, China, Iran, Cuba, and Israel described as “priority” targets.
- Ongoing Global War on Terror.
- Warn American leaders of important overseas events, with Pakistan described as an “inflexible goal”.
- No propagation of nuclear and other military hardware of mass destruction, with North Korea describe as perhaps the most difficult target.
- Cyber intelligence.
PREMIUM ROLE PLAYED:
- Iraq War
- Afghan War
- Broke of Soviet Union
- Osama Bin Laden Operation
- Hiroshima attacks
1. ISI, Pakistan
ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) is the head most intelligence of Pakistan, mainly responsible for providing decisive national and intelligence measurement to the Government of Pakistan.
The ISI is the leading to the 3 intelligence services of Pakistan the IB (Intelligence Bureau) and MI (Military Intelligence).
MAJOR OBJECTIVE:
- Is to protect national interests,
- Pay attention to matters of political and social wellbeing interests.
- Advise the military in taking appropriate steps.
- Protecting to State from internal and foreign rival attacks.
- Control counter-terrorism.
PREMIUM ROLE PLAYED:
ISI has played a vital role during;
- Soviet union attack on Afghanistan
- Kargil war
- Afghan wars
- Kashmir operation.
- Helped out to Sri Lanka from Tamil Nadu attacks.
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