PARAMILITARY MODERNISATION: AN URGENT NEED OF THE HOUR

At a time when the India is facing significant internal security threats both internally and externally, t is high time to reshape the strategic dynamics by modernising the paramilitary forces,

- AMARTYA SINHA

Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) or paramilitary forces in public parlance have always been considered a critical part of India’s interrnal security mechanism, without which the war against anti-national elements can’t be taken to a logical conclusion and socio-political order in country can’t be maintained. While three branches of the Indian Armed Forces (Army, Navy, and Air Force) are expected to counter external security ats at the border, paramilitary nations such as Assam Rifles, Border Security Force(BSF)Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo- Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), and special forces like National Security Guard (NSG) e expected to reign in internal sub-conventional level threats emanating from isolated pockets and closely guard the nation’s vital strategic installations from hostile forces. It goes without any saying that these troopers need better arms and ammunitions along with cutting-edge communication gadgets to live up to the best of national leadership’s expectations.

Replacing old assault rifles