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The Border Security Force (BSF) is a central armed police force in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is responsible for guarding India’s borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh . It was formed in the wake of the Indo-Pak War of 1965 to ensure the security of India’s borders and for related matters.
Hon'ble Home Minister of India Shri Amit Shah with the Union Home Secretary and Chiefs of the CAPFs. Central Armed Police Forces are organised with the primary role of border guarding for AR, BSF, ITBP, SSB; Security of sensitive establishments by CISF, Assisting Police to tackle Law & Order, Counter-Terrorist Operations, Counter Naxal Operations by CRPF, NSG.
Paramilitary Forces [1]; Paramilitary force Active Strength Governing Body Operational area Role Assam Rifles: 63,747 [5]: Ministry of Home Affairs (administrative) Ministry of Defence (operational) [6]
Date Description Remarks Operation Meghdoot: 13 April 1984 India successfully occupied all of the Siachen Glacier. India received intelligence that Pakistan was planning to occupy the Siachen glacier [5] and executed an operation to deny the territory. This sparked a confrontation which has continued ever since. The Kargil War: May–July 1999
₹ 8,634.21 crore (US$1.0 billion) (2024-25) [2] Jurisdictional structure; Operations jurisdiction: India: Governing body: ... Sub Inspector-ESC and Head Constable ...
A BSF constable was killed in an accident while retaliating to fire by Pakistani forces on the same day. [50] Meanwhile, BSF claimed that 15 Pakistani soldiers had been killed in retaliatory fire. [51] Three Pakistani civilians were reported to have been killed while five others were injured in firing by Indian forces on the same day in Nakyal ...
Tomiko Itooka, a 116-year-old Japanese woman who became the oldest living person in August 2024, died on Dec. 29, 2024, according to Guinness World Records.
The Sashastra Seema Bal was originally set up under the name Special Service Bureau (SSB) on 15 March 1963 (current raising day [clarification needed] is 20 December, after the date of presidential assent to the SSB Act, 2007), following the Sino-Indian War of 1962.