Dissecting the BSF chief’s claim that demographic changes are behind force’s extended jurisdiction

The decision to enhance the jurisdiction of the paramilitary outfit from 15 km from the border to 50 km makes little sense.

Sanjiv Krishan Sood

· Dec 10, 2021 · 11:30 am

PM Modi chairs meeting with NSA, Chief of Defence Staff amid escalating tension with China

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday ordered the country’s military to scale up training and battle preparedness to face ‘worst-case scenarios’.

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· May 27, 2020 · 07:58 am

West Bengal: Centre will use technology to seal Bangladesh borders, says Rajnath Singh

Singh said the Centre had sought land from the state government to erect fencing to seal the border with Bangladesh, but it was yet to receive it.

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· Feb 02, 2019 · 06:20 pm

Indian Army is always one step ahead of Pakistan, says Northern Command chief

Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh told reporters in Poonch that the Army killed more than 250 militants in 2018, the highest in the last 10 years.

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· Jan 17, 2019 · 08:44 pm

Punjab: BSF soldiers kill suspected Pakistani smuggler, arrest one near international border

They were intercepted at the Ramkot Border outpost near Amritsar with four kilograms of heroin.

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· Apr 06, 2018 · 03:01 pm

Chinese transgressions into Indian territory rose in 2017, Centre tells Rajya Sabha

The Defence Ministry said these temporary transgressions took place as both sides have ‘different perceptions of the Line of Actual Control’.

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· Feb 06, 2018 · 02:52 pm

View from Kashmir Observer: India-Pakistan border violence is threatening to go out of control

As retaliatory attacks mount, the line between aggressor and defender is blurred.

Kashmir Observer

· Jan 17, 2018 · 07:30 pm

Rajasthan: Pakistani man with Aadhaar card caught entering Air Force station in Jaisalmer

Purkha Ram has been living in the state with his family for 18 years and was employed as a farm worker, officials said.

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· Jan 04, 2018 · 09:05 am

Indo-Tibetan Border Police unveils mechanised column at foundation day celebration

It will help the paramilitary force quickly mobilise troops along the India-China border, a spokesperson said.

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· Oct 24, 2017 · 02:50 pm

Doklam standoff: Defence Ministry decides to speed up road construction along India-China border

During a conference of Indian Army commanders, it was decided that four mountain passes along the border will be connected on a priority basis by 2020.

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· Oct 13, 2017 · 08:24 pm

Punjab: Border Security Force kills two, foils infiltration attempt in Amritsar’s Anjala sector

A spokesperson said the duo ignored warnings and kept marching aggressively towards the troops.

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· Sep 20, 2017 · 12:58 pm

Border Security Force arrests three Pakistani fishermen near Kutch border, 14 boats seized

The force caught two other fishermen in the same area a day earlier

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· Sep 07, 2017 · 07:30 pm