IN

INDIA

Intel Environment

Military Alliance
Interior Intelligence Services	Intelligence Bureau, Joint Intelligence Committee
Exterior Intelligence Services	Research and Analysis Wing, Aviation Research Centre
Military Intelligence Services	Directorate of Military Intelligence, Defense Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Naval Intelligence, Directorate of Air Intelligence, Image Processing and Analysis Centre, Directorate of Signals Intelligence, Joint Cipher Bureau
SIGINT/COMINT Alliances

Telco/Carrier/ISP Environment

Type

Name

Ownership

Main Office

URL

Notes

Transnational Cables and Connections

Type	Name	Ownership	Connecting Point A	Connection Points B	URL/Notes
3,84 Tbs	EIG			Tripoli (LY) / Abu Talat (EG) / Al Fujaurah (AE) / Barka (OM) / Djibouti (DJ) / Gibraltar (GI) / Jeddah (SA) / London (GB) / Marseille (FR) / Monaco (MC) / Mumbai (IN) / Sesimbra (PT) / Widemouth Bay (GB) / Zaferana (EG)	Operator WP
480 Gbits/s	SEA-ME-WE-3			Norden (DE) / Oostende (BE) / Goonhilly (GB) / Penmarch (FR) / Sesimbra (PT) / Tetuan (MA) / Mazara del Vallo (IT) / Chania (GR) / Marmaris (TR) / Yeroskipou (CY) / Alexandria (EG) / Suez (EG) / Jeddah (SA) / Djibouti (DJ) / Muscat (OM) / Fujairah (AE) / Karachi (PK) / Mumbai (IN) / Cochin (IN) / Mount Lavinia (LK) / Pyapon (MM) / Satun (TH) / Penang, (MY) (Where it meets the SAFE and the FLAG cables.) / Medan (IN) / Tuas (SG) / Jakarta (IN) / Perth (AU) / Mersing (MY) / Tungku (BN) / Da Nang (VN) / Batangas (PH) / Taipa (MO) / Deep Water Bay (HK) / Shantou (CN) / Fangshan (TW) / Toucheng (TW) / Shanghai (CN) / Keoje (KR) / Okinawa, (JP)	WP

SIGINT/COMINT Stations and Operators

Name	Location	Operator	Capabilities
	Charbatia	Foreign-operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM

LI Legislation

• Interception of Communication under ITA-2000, CCB-2002 (Proposed) and POTA-2002

Vendor Appearance

• Vendors with Place of Registration in India: CLEARTRAIL, SHOGI

Articles / Events / Situations

Date	Source	Title	Tags
07.01.2012	cryptome.org	Tactical Network for Cellular Surveillance (TANCS)	IN APPLE NOKIA BLACKBERRY
07.01.2012	terminalx.org	BlackBerry, Nokia and Apple have provided the Indian Military with backdoor access to cellular surveillance	IN APPLE NOKIA BLACKBERRY
06.01.2012	imgur.com	Subject: Technical Network for Cellular Surveillance (TANCS) PRC Taskforce Update	IN APPLE NOKIA BLACKBERRY
11.11.2011	times of india	Delhi Police to get their own internet monitoring system	IN
28.10.2011	Wall Street Journal	RIM Facility Helps India in Surveillance Efforts	IN BLACKBERRY
23.09.2011	ARS Technica	India seeks to disable satellite phones at the border to fight terrorism	IN
23.09.2011	Spiegel	Netzwelt-Ticker: Indien will Satellitentelefonen Grenzen setzen	THURAYA IN
19.09.2011	ITU	Contribution from the Republic of India - Mechanisms to prevent the use of unauthorized Satellite Communication services	IN
27.10.2010	telecomseurope.net	Indian cellcos ready for BlackBerry intercepts	IN BLACKBERRY
12.10.2010	Spiegel	Drohende Abschaltung: Indien verlängert Frist im Blackberry-Streit	IN BLACKBERRY
03.05.2010	outlookindia.com	Phone tapping: A Fox On A Fishing Expedition / India intercepts undersea cables	IN
03.05.2010	outlookindia.com	Phone-tapping exclusive: We, The Eavesdropped - The government has been tapping the cellphone conversations of these prominent political leaders	IN
03.05.2010	outlookindia.com	Phone-tapping: Who’ll Monitor The Monitor? - A CAG audit, inquiry by a high-powered committee spell disaster for NTRO	IN
27.11.2009	www.goodgearguide.com.au	India to set up automatic monitoring of communications	IN
05.01.2009	the hindu	This is a scanned copy of the 69-page dossier of material stemming from the ongoing investigation into the Mumbai terrorist attacks of November 26-29, 2008 that was handed over by India to Pakistan on January 5, 2009.	PK IN
03.04.2008	Heise	Indien will Blackberry-Mails abfangen	IN BLACKBERRY
29.03.2004	scmagazaine.com.au	Satellite SMS by-passes eavesdropping technology	IN

Unconfirmed Rumors

• Skype is said to operate an Lawful-Interception Office in India to handle the requirements by the Indian Authorities with over 50 employes (as of End 2010)