BSF

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border guarding force federal law enforcement agency paramilitary force

BSF is India’s primary border guarding organization responsible for securing the country’s land borders during both peace and wartime.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
BSF canonical	2
DG BSF	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	border guarding force ⓘ federal law enforcement agency ⓘ paramilitary force ⓘ
abbreviation	BSF self-link ⓘ
commandStructure	Director General, Border Security Force ⓘ surface form: Director General of BSF
cooperatesWith	Indian Army ⓘ Indian Coast Guard ⓘ state police forces in border states ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
engagesIn	anti-infiltration operations ⓘ anti-smuggling operations ⓘ border fencing and floodlighting ⓘ rescue and relief operations during disasters in border areas ⓘ
established	1965 ⓘ
establishedAfter	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 ⓘ
fullName	Border Security Force ⓘ
hasComponent	BSF Air Wing ⓘ BSF Artillery units ⓘ BSF Camel Contingent ⓘ BSF Water Wing ⓘ
headquartersLocation	New Delhi, India ⓘ surface form: New Delhi
jurisdiction	Government of India ⓘ
legalBasis	Border Security Force Act, 1968 ⓘ Border Security Force Rules ⓘ surface form: Border Security Force Rules, 1969
motto	Duty Unto Death ⓘ
nickName	First Line of Defence of Indian Territories ⓘ
operatesOn	land borders of India ⓘ
operationalStatus	active ⓘ
parentAgency	Ministry of Home Affairs, India ⓘ surface form: Ministry of Home Affairs
participatesIn	Republic Day Parade ⓘ surface form: Republic Day Parade in New Delhi
primaryObjective	ensure security of India’s land borders during peace and war ⓘ
primaryResponsibility	guarding India–Bangladesh border ⓘ guarding India–Pakistan border ⓘ
reportsTo	Secretary to Government of India ⓘ surface form: Home Secretary of India Ministry of Home Affairs, India ⓘ surface form: Ministry of Home Affairs
role	assistance to Indian Army during war ⓘ border security ⓘ border surveillance ⓘ counter-insurgency operations in border areas ⓘ peace-time border management ⓘ prevention of illegal entry ⓘ prevention of smuggling ⓘ prevention of trans-border crimes ⓘ wartime border defense ⓘ
trainingAcademy	BSF Academy Tekanpur, Madhya Pradesh ⓘ surface form: BSF Academy Tekanpur
type	Central Armed Police Forces ⓘ surface form: Central Armed Police Force of India
underCommandOf	Director General, BSF ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Border Security Force → abbreviation → BSF ⓘ

Director General, Border Security Force → hasAbbreviation → BSF ⓘ

this entity surface form: DG BSF

BSF → abbreviation → BSF self-link ⓘ