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	Border Security Forces - India Intelligence Agencies
		The Border Security Force (BSF) is responsible for guarding India's land borders during peacetime and prevent trans-border crimes.
		Security legislation authorizes the security forces to shoot to kill and to destroy civilian property, increasing the likelihood of abuses.
		Security forces committed an estimated 100-200 extrajudicial killings of suspected militants in Jammu and Kashmir during 1997.
	www.fas.org /irp/world/india/home/bsf.htm (1253 words)

	Encyclopedia: Border Security Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Border Security Force (BSF), established on December 1, 1965, is responsible for guarding India's land borders during peacetime and preventing trans-border crimes.
		The notable battle in which the BSF jawans gave a good showing was in the Battle of Longewala in western India.
		Currently the strength of the BSF is estimated to be around 200,000.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Border-Security-Force (595 words)

	Defenceindia : Border Security Force
		As a result of the recommendations of the Committee of Secretaries, the Border Security Force came into existence on 01 Dec 1965, and Shri K F Rustamji was the first chief and founding father.
		The BSF, in its 37 years of existence, has emerged as an elite force of the country having excelled with distinction in the 1971 war with Pakistan.
		b) During the Kargil conflict in May-July 1999, the BSF remained on the heights of the mountains and defended the integrity of the country with all the might at its command in unison with the Army.
	www.defenceindia.com /defenceind/bsf.html (453 words)

	BORDER SECURITY FORCE
		BSF had been instrumental in eliminating the top hierarchy of HM, LET, JEM etc. The elimination of Gazi Baba the terrorist of decade was a turning point in the canvas of anti terrorist ops.
		BSF by virtue of its assimilation with border population did not face any problem in carrying out the security duty in Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra since 1994 by providing route security, medical assistance and other social services.
		BSF since its induction in valley had recognized the aspect of human approach as since qua non in its anti-militancy strategy.
	bsf.nic.in /press/pr41.htm (1392 words)

	Border Security Forces - India
		The Border Security Force (BSF) is responsible for guarding India's land borders during peacetime and prevent trans-border crimes.
		Security legislation authorizes the security forces to shoot to kill and to destroy civilian property, increasing the likelihood of abuses.
		Security forces committed an estimated 100-200 extrajudicial killings of suspected militants in Jammu and Kashmir during 1997.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/india/bsf.htm (1264 words)

	DISTURBED BORDER
		In the course of the border clashes, 15 BSF jawans, taken hostage by the BDR from Boroibari in Assam's Mankachar sector on April 18, were killed.
		Their bodies were returned to the BSF on April 20 at the Boroibari point on the Indo-Bangladesh border, 6 km from Assam's Mankachar town, which witnessed heavy shelling during the clashes.
		V.K. Gour, the Inspector-General of the BSF who is in charge of the BSF troops in the northeastern border States, alleged that his men had been murdered in "cold blood" and not in a border clash.
	www.hinduonnet.com /fline/fl1809/18090220.htm (1126 words)

	India's Border Fence Extended to Kashmir
		The terrain of the border, which runs through deep ravines and lofty forests that are under heavy snow four months a year, poses the biggest challenge for both physical and electronic fencing.
		On the Bangladesh border, India aims to stop illegal refugees, most of them Muslims, and to address the "smuggling of Indian cattle near the border for consumption," said an official.
		Although the fence and the mud wall in his Kashmiri border village have made it safer for Jasveer Kumar, 32, to enter his farmland after several years, he is still unable to cultivate all of his land.
	www.genocidewatch.org /IndiaJuly30BorderFence.htm (1008 words)

	Border Security Force -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Border Security Force (established December 1, 1965) or the BSF is responsible for guarding (A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947) India's land borders during peacetime and prevent trans-border crimes.
		From independence in 1947 to 1965, India's borders with (A Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947) Pakistan were manned by the State Armed Police Battalion.
		The (Click link for more info and facts about Government of India) Government of India felt the need for a specialized centrally controlled Border Security Force, which would be armed and trained to man India's border with Pakistan.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bo/border_security_force.htm (165 words)

	Kavita Suri's Column (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		So the Border Security Force was left with little choice but to step in, brave the odds and fence the border with Pakistan in the Jammu region.
		Since the border fencing project on the 187.5 km International Border (IB) between India and Pakistan was taken up, a total of six of them have died and at least 60 others have suffered bullet injuries.
		The Force (BSF) has also completed fencing and flood lighting of two and a half kilometer stretch near River Basantar in Samba sector, which was one of the important routes used by militants for infiltration.
	ikashmir.org /kavitasuri/46.html (1934 words)

	DISTURBED BORDER
		In the course of the border clashes, 15 BSF jawans, taken hostage by the BDR from Boroibari in Assam's Mankachar sector on April 18, were killed.
		Their bodies were returned to the BSF on April 20 at the Boroibari point on the Indo-Bangladesh border, 6 km from Assam's Mankachar town, which witnessed heavy shelling during the clashes.
		A probe team led by a former BSF Director-General is investigating the circumstances that led to the death of the BSF jawans.
	www.hindu.com /fline/fl1809/18090220.htm (1126 words)

	Security tightened along Gujarat border
		With the first ever terrorist attack sending fresh shock across the state, security along the border areas, which had been kept on a "red alert" since the past nine months, is being overhauled to meet the stiff challenge thrown in by the terrorists.
		Border home guards wing of the state police is being kept in a state of readiness to seal all vulnerable points along the border to keep check on attempts to infiltrate.
		Kutch border range DIG P.K. Jha said while the job of manning the borders of the country is that of the Army and the BSF, border range is in a state of red alert for the past nine months.
	www.ahmedabad.com /news/2k2/oct/3security.htm (460 words)

	Border Security Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Their language, religion and customs may vary widely but they are all firmly held together by their common objective of guarding our borders that stretch from the snowy mountains of the north to the low lands of the south, from the barren desert areas of Kutch to the lush forest lands of the East.
		Over the last twenty five years, the BSF has grown into a Force to reckon with, the heterogeneous character of its men imparting it colour and vitality and training and motivation fortifying its innate power and punch.
		As the BSF marches beyond Silver Jubilee Year and into the nineteen nineties, it seems appropriate to remember their achievements and applaud the noble service rendered by the Force to the Nation.
	indiapicks.com /stamps/Forces/1425_BSF.htm (267 words)

	Indian Widows Seek Social Acceptance
		The security force, which since 1990 has lost nearly 600 men on the job, is making small yet significant progress among its soldiers and their families in changing attitude towards remarriage.
		The tightly knit security force feels a life-long responsibility to its troops and their dependents that extends well beyond the monthly $50 to $60 pension for widows, said Chandara Kala Arya, president of the force's Wives Welfare Association, a private charitable group made up of the spouses of security force officers.
		The force discourages grooms from outside the group because it fears the men's motives for marrying may not always be altruistic.
	ccat.sas.upenn.edu /plc/prereading/widremar.htm (1032 words)

	border security force ejodhpur career zone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		BSF men and women are required to be a perfect policeman during peace and a professional soldier during war.
		Management of international borders, restoration of law and order situation in the interior and fighting a conventional/unconventional war are the major challenges faced by today's BSF personnel.
		BSF personnel are also well known internationally for their ability to manage crisis situations.
	jodhpurcity.com /border.htm (1142 words)

	Sentinels of the Thar
		Braving the blazing sun in the vast stretches of the Thar desert and maintaining a constant vigil on camel-back at the Rajasthan-Gujarat border, Jawans from the Border Security Force (BSF) are a perfect picture of commitment and a vigorous spirit of kinship and adventure.
		Still, the BSF has considerably checked the activities of militant camps across the border from where trained agents fully equipped with detonators and other devices are sent.
		BSF Jawans - Sentinels of the Border - thus perform their duty to the motherland with a rare devotion.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /LAND-FORCES/Para-Military/Article1.html (760 words)

	Border Security Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Each unit of this great Force is an "India in Miniature", composed of men from the far corners of our country and with widely differing cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
		Their language, religion and customs may vary widely but they are all firmly held together by their common objective of guarding our borders that stretch from the snowy mountains of the north to the low lands of the south, from the barren desert areas of Kutch to the lush forest lands of the East.
		Over the last twenty five years, the BSF has grown into a Force to reckon with, the heterogeneous character of its men imparting it colour and vitality and training and motivation fortifying its innate power and punch.
	www.indiapicks.com /stamps/Forces/1425_BSF.htm (226 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Jammu & Kashmir
		A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan allegedly set ablaze a youth and deserted the force soon after committing the macabre crime yesterday in Baramula district of Kashmir, prompting the authorities to lauch a massive hunt to apprehend him.
		Nighttime firing across the border with Pakistan is becoming part of daily life for villagers near the disputed border region, forcing many of them to flee inland for their safety.
		A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan allegedly set ablaze a youth and deserted the force soon after committing the macabre crime yesterday in Baramula district of Kashmir, prompting the authorities to launch a massive hunt to apprehend him.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2001/20011231/j&k.htm (1104 words)

	India Paramilitary and Reserve Forces - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
		During the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, local police forces could not deal with the mounting array of sectarian, ethnic, and regional conflicts, and paramilitary forces were increasingly called on for assistance.
		It is primarily responsible for the security of the border with China.
		Apparently it is an elite, parachute-qualified commando unit, nominally subordinate to the army and deployed along sensitive areas of the border with China, and recruited partially from among border-area hill tribes and Tibetan refugees.
	www.photius.com /countries/india/national_security/india_national_security_paramilitary_and_res~182.html (888 words)

	BSF acts as 'angels of mercy' for quake affected (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Uri (J-K): For the villagers of Dachhi in North Kashmir, the Border Security Force (BSF) posted in the area have become angels of mercy as they rescued them from the rubble and are helping them rebuild their homes in the aftermath of the devastating quake on October 8.
		The 19th battalion of Border Security Force (BSF), posted in the village, was quick on the scene, pulling out survivors from the rubble and providing succor to the injured and the quake affected.
		I thought it was over, but God saved us as BSF troops deployed in the village rescued us from the rubble," she said, pointing towards the razed structure, which was once her house.
	news.indiainfo.com /2005/10/23/2310bsf-acts-angel-quake.html (434 words)

	INDIA: Border Security Force again accused of rights violations in Murshidabad district, West Bengal
		The BSF is a paramilitary establishment in India, often deployed to various borders in the country.
		In theory, the deployment of the BSF is to safeguard the boundary, protect the citizens and also to assist the local police whenever required or called upon.
		Even young children were not spared by the BSF as shown in the case of Mithun, a 14 year old boy who was killed by the BSF on 28 June 2006 [UA-225-2006].
	www.ahrchk.net /ua/mainfile.php/2006/1919 (2958 words)

	BSF, BDR to hold talks today over border fencing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		New Delhi: The dispute over border fencing and existence of terror infrastructure in Bangladesh are expected to dominate the Director General-level talks between Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) beginning here today (Sept 27, 2005).
		"BSF will raise the issue of fencing which is being opposed by BDR in certain areas where India proposes to erect the barricade within the 150 yards (about 200 metres) of the zero line," BSF sources said.
		BSF will also seek to know what action has been taken against the BDR personnel who killed its Assistant Commandant Jeevan Kumar and injured two jawans at Lankamura in Tripura in April when they tried to rescue an abducted villager.
	news.indiainfo.com /2005/09/27/2709bsf-bdr-talks.html (630 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		NEW DELHI: The Border Security Force said an intercepted message from Jaish ordered its cadres not to be demoralised and instructed them to take revenge for the killing of Gazi Baba.
		NEW DELHI: The Border Security Force (BSF) apprehends revenge attacks by militant groups in Jammu and Kashmir in retaliation for the killing of Jaish-e-Mohammad "operational commander" Gazi Baba in Srinagar on Saturday.
		Stating that "the security scenario was not normal in JandK", the BSF chief said that infiltration was still continuing and that they estimated that between 2,500 and 3,000 militants were operating in the state.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/xml/uncomp/articleshow?msid=160328 (949 words)

	Military.com
		There's a growing sense of urgency among those who police America's long, porous borders that tighter control is needed to prevent terrorists from slipping into the flood of illegal immigrants entering the United States.
		The Sept. 11 commission found that the nation's borders are largely unprotected and recommended that border security become an integral part of national security policy.
		Now that airline security has been improved, terror suspects increasingly are being detected trying to enter the country on ships or overland.
	www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,FL_border_090704,00.html (742 words)

	Daily Excelsior....News Page
		The BSF, it was reiterated at the meeting, had the "right" to construct any defence structure that may be required to stop infiltration and smuggling from across the International Border.
		Security forces also returned the fire, but no one was hurt, he said.
		Singh, who had attended a meeting of the Unified Command of security forces in Srinagar on Saturday along with Home Minister L K Advani, said their views on the situation in Kashmir were conveyed to NDA partners and the advice of the allies on the peace process was sought.
	www.dailyexcelsior.com /01may22/news.htm (5048 words)

	China's National Defense in 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		China's border and coastal defense is under the unified leadership of the State Council and the CMC, and practices an administration system of sharing responsibilities between the military and the local authorities.
		Within the border public security force there are contingents in provinces (autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the central government), detachments, groups, border police substations and frontier inspection stations in border and coastal areas, border inspection stations in open ports, and marine police force in coastal waters.
		The PLA border defense force and the border public security force are resolute in maintaining social stability in border areas and unity among ethnic groups, and take an active part in the economic development of border areas.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /whitepaper/defense2006/defense2006(7).html (1045 words)

	Tension on the border
		In late October, all major Bangladeshi dailies reported heavy exchange of fire on the border and said that the BDR had been put on high alert to thwart efforts to push in Indian nationals along the border with West Bengal, which is more than 2,250 km long.
		Director-General of the BSF Ajai Raj Sharma, who signed the `Joint Record of Discussion' with his BDR counterpart Major-General Jehangir Alam Chowdhury, handed over a fresh list of 195 camps in Bangladesh allegedly run by insurgents of India's northeastern region and sought their closure and the deportation of 126 insurgents based there.
		It said peaceful management of the border was important for the maintenance of cordial relations and added that India had always made every effort to maintain peace on the border and implement in letter and spirit the agreed 1991 guidelines for border management.
	www.frontlineonnet.com /fl2124/stories/20041203000606100.htm (1372 words)

	BORDER BARRIER
		Although both the BSF and the Pakistan Rangers have traditionally observed a harvest-time truce, allowing farmers on both sides of the border to go about their work, Jasso Chak residents have not worked on their lands for the last two months.
		Farmers, escorted by BSF guards, are allowed access to their fields from dawn to dusk.
		BSF officials are now encouraging farmers to reclaim marshes in areas like the Kassowal Bulge in the Dera Baba Nanak area.
	www.flonnet.com /fl1819/18191290.htm (2353 words)

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