Category

Police & Internal Security

Policing, central agencies, insurgency and disaster response.

Sub-categories

Evidence points in this category, by party

Police & Internal Security: points by partySorted by points per year in this category. Order is not a verdict; look at the ranges and the number of actions behind each figure.
PartyPoints per yearTotal pointsRange (total)Actions scored
INC+0.08+4.2+3.7 to +4.72

Parties with under 2 years in power are left out because a per-year figure over so short a time swings widely; their entries are listed below.

Low data: fewer than 2 scored actions credited to the party in this category.

Coverage by party

Entries in this category by the party that led the government responsible. Zero is shown so gaps are visible.

  • InstitutionOngoing

    Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

    The CBI is India's main central investigating agency under the DSPE Act, 1946; this entry sets out its legal basis, oversight, conviction rates, state consent withdrawals, court remarks and each side's stated position.

    Facts as of

  • InstitutionOngoing

    Enforcement Directorate (ED)

    The Enforcement Directorate enforces FEMA, the PMLA and the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act; this entry sets out its legal basis, official case figures, court rulings, and what each side says about how its powers are used.

    Facts as of

Actions in Police & Internal Security

  • ImplementedINC

    National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act, 2008

    Act creating a national agency to investigate and prosecute scheduled terror and security offences, with Special Courts, enacted weeks after the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.

    Evidence points +7.0 (range +7.0 to +7.0)

  • ImplementedINC

    Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958

    Act giving armed forces special powers, with legal protection, in areas notified as "disturbed"; first applied to the Naga Hills and later to other north-eastern areas. Reviewed by the 2005 Reddy Committee.

    Evidence points −0.5 (range −1.0 to 0.0)