10. Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)
Country: India
After reviewing the lackluster performance of Indian intelligence gathering in Sino-Indian War of 1962 and India-Pakistan War of 1965, the Indian government felt the need to create an agency that would focus solely on foreign intelligence gathering. Thus, the Research and analysis Wing was born in 1968. The new agency started as a part of the already existing Intelligence Burau, established by the British, but soon it developed into an independent body. Traditionally, RAW mainly focuses on Pakistan and China, India’s regional rivals.
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