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title: "Multi-Agency Centre (MAC): India's Intel Hub"
description: "The Multi-Agency Centre (MAC) is India's Intelligence Bureau's hub for sharing terrorism intelligence, enhancing national security through collaboration."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Multi-Agency Centre is a centralised intelligence-sharing body under India's Intelligence Bureau that pools terrorism-related inputs from national and state agencies.
- Which agency controls the Multi-Agency Centre?
- How does the MAC differ from the NCTC?
- When and why was the MAC created?
- What are Subsidiary Multi-Agency Centres?

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The Multi-Agency Centre is a centralised intelligence-sharing body under India's Intelligence Bureau that pools terrorism-related inputs from national and state agencies.

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