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 Supreme Court has given its seal on treating CAPFs as organised services for all purposes, recommending progressively reducing the number of IPS officers deputed to the forces.
The CRPF officer has denied allegations of impersonation. The controversy comes amid a longstanding campaign among CAPFs to seek parity with IPS officers.
Let’s not mince words in condemning IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar's unprofessional comments about the integrity of CRPF, over which IPS wants to retain its stranglehold.
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.
*The Great IPS Judicial Dream*
Imagine, in the not-so-distant future, the **Indian Police Service (IPS)** sooner or later will one day decide. “Why stop at running the police and CAPF? Let’s run the courts too!” After all, they already enjoy top posts everywhere else.
### The Grand Proposal
– Supreme Court of India: 34 esteemed judges. High Courts: 1,114. That makes **1,148 big chairs to fill**.
– The IPS, ever modest, claim **just 17 out of 34 Supreme Court seats (a humble 50%)**, and assure everyone, “Hey! That’s only **1.5% of the total judges in India!**”
*The Great IPS Judicial Dream*
Imagine, in the not-so-distant future, the **Indian Police Service (IPS)** sooner or later will one day decide. “Why stop at running the police and CAPF? Let’s run the courts too!” After all, they already enjoy top posts everywhere else.
### The Grand Proposal
– Supreme Court of India: 34 esteemed judges. High Courts: 1,114. That makes **1,148 big chairs to fill**.
– The IPS, ever modest, claim **just 17 out of 34 Supreme Court seats (a humble 50%)**, and assure everyone, “Hey! That’s only **1.5% of the total judges in India!**”