Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958 is an act of the Parliament of India that grant special powers to the Indian Armed Forces the power to maintain public order in “disturbed areas“. According to the Disturbed Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1976 once declared ‘disturbed’, the area has to maintain status quo for…
The 10 Para SF, a residue from the 9 Para SF is the toughest battalion in Parachute Regiment trained for Desert Warfare and cross trained in Urban Jungle and Mountain Warfare. The 21 Para SF is permanently situated in North-East and is highly trained in Counter Insurgency, Jungle Warfare and…
Para (Special Force) commandos are known as ‘Red Devils‘. This termed was awarded to them by the soldiers of the German African Corps in Africa. The name “ red ” is derived from the “ MAROON BERET ” wear by the paratroopers and is now a trade mark for all…
To be a Para (Special Forces), all personnel are first required to qualify as Paratroopers to show their skills and once selected, the personnel may choose to the deadliest SF Selection. All Indian Paratroopers are referred as the volunteers. There is a Probationary Period of 03 months for all the…
NDRF is composed of 12 battalions. These battalions are organized in the same fashion like the para military forces. In fact they are also managed by persons drawn from the para military forces on deputation. The total strength of personnel in each of the battalions is 1149. Each of the…
NDRF or the National Disaster Response Force is an exclusive body formed for the sake of providing expert and dedicated response to a disaster or a threatening disaster situation. The constitutional provision for forming this body has been made via the Disaster Management Act, 2005 section 44–45. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)…
The NSG Commandos are trained to only take head shots and two at one go. NSG Commandos do more firing in a week of “alert status” than in their entire time in the Army. In order to remain in the force, the target striking rate of a commando should has…
The basic training period at NSG training centre lasts for 90 days. Only those who successfully complete the entire course are inducted into the NSG and undergo nine months of advanced training. The physical fitness training comprises of 26 elements, ranging from jumping from heights to cross-country obstacle courses. The endurance…
NSG commandos are also known as ‘Black Cats‘. The reason they are called black cats is that because of their black coloured drill cotton coveralls and the black cat insignia on their uniform. …
The Special Action Group (SAG) comprises of 54% of the force and is the elite, offensive wing that has members drawn from the Indian Army. Whereas, the Special Rangers Group (SRG) has members on deputation from central police organizations like the CRPF, the BSF, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and the Rapid…
