Border Security Force

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border guarding force federal law enforcement agency paramilitary force

The Border Security Force is India's primary paramilitary force responsible for guarding the country's land borders during peacetime and preventing transnational crime.

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	border guarding force → federal law enforcement agency → paramilitary force →
abbreviation	BSF →
canBeDeployedIn	UN peacekeeping missions → counter-insurgency operations → election security → internal security duties →
controls	Border Security Force Academy Tekanpur →
country	India →
engagesIn	anti-infiltration operations → anti-smuggling operations → counter-terrorism support → disaster relief support →
formedIn	New Delhi →
formedOn	1965-12-01 →
governingAct	Border Security Force Act, 1968 →
hasCeremonialRoleAt	Wagah–Attari border ceremony →
hasDirectorGeneralRank	Director General of Border Security Force →
hasRankStructureSimilarTo	Indian Police Service →
hasSpecialUnit	BSF Camel Contingent → BSF Dog Squad → BSF Marine Battalion → BSF Motorcycle Display Team →
hasWing	BSF Air Wing → BSF Artillery Wing → BSF Water Wing →
headquarters	New Delhi →
headquartersBuilding	BSF Headquarters, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi →
isLargestBorderGuardingForceOf	India →
jurisdiction	Government of India →
motto	Duty Unto Death →
nickName	India's First Line of Defence →
operatesOnBorderWith	Bangladesh → Bhutan → Indo–Bangladesh International Border → Indo–Pakistan International Border → Myanmar → Pakistan →
parentAgency	Ministry of Home Affairs (India) →
partOf	Central Armed Police Forces of India →
primaryRole	border security → peacetime border guarding → prevention of transnational crime →
reportsTo	Ministry of Home Affairs (India) →
responsibleFor	guarding India–Bangladesh border → guarding India–Pakistan border →
trainingCentre	BSF Academy Tekanpur, Madhya Pradesh → BSF National Training Centre for Dogs, Gwalior → BSF Signal Training School, Tigri, New Delhi → Central School of Weapons and Tactics, Indore →
uniformColor	khaki →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
MHA → Ministry of Home Affairs, India →	oversees
National Disaster Response Force →	componentForce