- What is it?: It is an international organization facilitating international police cooperation against cross-border terrorism, trafficking, and other crimes.
- Formation and Aim: It was set up in 1923 as a secure information-sharing platform that facilitates criminal investigation of police forces across the globe through the collection and dissemination of information received from various police forces.
- Headquarters: Lyon, France
- Decision Making: All decisions regarding the activities of INTERPOL are made by the General Assembly which is its supreme governing body which meets annually.
- Nature: It is an independent international organization.
- Indian Organisation Associating with Interpol: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the Indian nodal body for Interpol.
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