- What is it?: National Investigation Agency (NIA) is the Central Counter Terrorism Law Enforcement Agency of India.
- Ministry: Union Ministry of Home Affairs
- Formation: NIA was created after the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks with the enactment of the National Investigation Agency Act 2008.
- Headquarters: Delhi
- Function: Mandated to investigate all the offenses affecting the sovereignty, security, and integrity of India. It includes
- Friendly relations with foreign states.
- Against atomic and nuclear facilities.
- Smuggling of arms, drugs, fake Indian currency, and infiltration from across the borders.
- The offenses under the statutory laws enacted to implement international treaties, agreements, conventions, and resolutions of the United Nations, its agencies, and other international organizations.
- Jurisdiction
- The agency is governed by a statute that applies to all of India as well as to Indian nationals living abroad.
- Anyone working for the government, regardless of where they are stationed.
- Anybody is on board ships or aircraft with Indian registration.
- Anyone who harms an Indian citizen or India’s interests by committing a listed offense outside of India.