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SIS - Intelligence Agency of the Sri Lanka

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SIS - Intelligence Agency of the Sri Lanka

SIS - (State Intelligence Service) is an intelligence agency of the Sri Lankan government. It is tasked with both internal and external intelligence. It comes directly under the Ministry of Defence.

Its primary function is collection of internal and external intelligence, counter-terrorism and covert operations. In addition, it is responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations and persons in order to advise Sri Lankan foreign policymakers.

The SIS has its headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Objectives:

The present SIS objectives also include:

Safeguard Sri Lankan interests and national security inside and outside the country.

Monitor the political and military developments in adjoining countries, which have direct bearing on Sri Lanka's national security and in the formulation of its foreign policy and to collect foreign and domestic intelligence in such cases.

Co-ordination of intelligence functions of the three military services.

Moulding international public opinion with the help of the strong and vibrant Sri Lankan diaspora.
 

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