The MHA is deliberating on new recruitment rules for all CAPFs, including the CRPF, ITBP, and SSB. It wants to incorporate a 50% quota for Agniveers across the CAPFs.
It's only in CAPFs — BSF, CRPF, ITBP, SSB, and CISF — that a young officer joining as an Assistant Commandant sees no future beyond the middle rungs despite having all the qualities.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court judgement ordering the progressive reduction of IPS officers in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) could adversely impact national...
The operation followed intelligence on a hidden cache of arms and ammunition in the hill areas of Tengnoupal, Kangpokpi, Chandel, & Churachandpur in Manipur.
To end the Maoist threat in Chhattisgarh, a two-pronged strategy has been devised by the state & central governments, and it has had success. Whether it stands the test of time remains to be seen.
CAPF personnel in LWE-affected areas deal with ‘perpetual stress’ & harsh terrain. Directive has been issued to use less oil and more millets in preparation of food for troops.
Rather than pursuing armed insurgents, forces are focused on maintenance of peace like in UN peacekeeping operations. Merely relying on peace talks will not work, say sources.
In a letter dated 22 February, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla told states that the shortage of IPS officers at the Centre is causing severe cadre management issues.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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