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.
Law and order situation in most Indian states makes people question the abilities of IPS officers to manage CAPFs, as does their many ill-conceived decisions.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
*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!**”