Indo-Tibetan Border Police

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Central Armed Police Force border guarding force

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police is a specialized Indian paramilitary force responsible for guarding the country’s border with China, particularly along the high-altitude Himalayan frontier.

Aliases (1)

इंडो-तिब्बती सीमा पुलिस ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Central Armed Police Force → border guarding force →
abbreviation	ITBP →
areaOfOperation	Arunachal Pradesh → Himachal Pradesh → Himalayan frontier → Ladakh → Sikkim → Uttarakhand →
borderGuarded	India–China border → Indo-Tibetan border →
commandStructure	Director General, ITBP →
country	India →
emblemFeature	Ashoka emblem → Himalayan peaks →
engagement	United Nations peacekeeping missions →
foundedAfterEvent	Sino-Indian War of 1962 →
foundingDate	1962-10-24 →
genderInclusion	includes women personnel →
governingBody	Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India →
headquartersLocation	New Delhi →
jurisdiction	Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India →
lawStatus	armed police force of the Union →
motto	Shaurya – Dridhata – Karm Nishtha →
mottoInEnglish	Valour – Steadfastness – Devotion to Duty →
nativeName	इंडो-तिब्बती सीमा पुलिस →
notableCapability	deployment at very high altitudes above 12,000 feet → survival and operations in extreme cold →
parentOrganization	Government of India →
partOf	Central Armed Police Forces of India →
primaryRole	border patrol → border security → counter-insurgency support → disaster response → internal security →
recruitment	all-India basis →
responsibility	assistance to civil administration in disaster and law-and-order situations → protection of vital installations in border areas → security of border outposts → vigil on the India–China border →
specialization	high-altitude operations → mountain warfare → snow-bound area operations →
trainingFacility	Basic Training Centre, Bhanu (Haryana) → Mountaineering and Skiing Institute, Auli (Uttarakhand) →
trainingSpecialization	mountaineering → search and rescue → skiing →
type	mountain warfare force →
uniformColor	camouflage →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
MHA → Ministry of Home Affairs, India →	oversees
National Disaster Response Force →	componentForce
Indo-Tibetan Border Police ("इंडो-तिब्बती सीमा पुलिस") →	nativeName