TNPSC Thervupettagam

Five Eyes Alliance

September 30 , 2023 422 days 405 0
  • Canada claims that the Indian government may have “potential links” to the killing of separatist leader Harmeet Singh Nijjar in Canada.
  • This issue was “shared intelligence among Five Eyes partners”.
  • “Five Eyes” refers to an intelligence-sharing alliance of the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
  • In 1943, the Britain-USA (BRUSA) agreement laid the foundations for what would become the UK-USA (UKUSA) agreement.
  • The UKUSA was signed in 1946.
  • Canada joined it in 1949, and New Zealand and Australia did so in 1956, forming the alliance.
  • In 2016, the Five Eyes Intelligence Oversight and Review Council came into being.
  • It includes the non-political intelligence oversight, review, and security entities of the Five Eyes countries.
  • They exchange views of mutual interest, compare best practices, hold conference calls throughout the year and gather in person annually.

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