NSA Ajit Doval suggests integration of CAPFs during deployment

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on May 24 suggested the integration of Central Armed Police Forces on the lines of joint theatre commands in the armed forces. Mr. Doval while speaking at the Investiture ceremony of the Border Security Force said that “jointness ” was required in CAPFs or the paramilitary and it was not only about saving money but also to bring in homogeneity in deployment whether it is “war or peace.” He stressed that he was not suggesting the consolidation in capacity as an NSA but as a police officer. The Central Reserve Police Force is deployed for internal security duties and has large presence in North East, LWE theatre and Jammu and Kashmir. The Central Industrial Security Force role is to guard government installations and is deployed at airports and metro rail, while the Sashastra Seema Bal has a presence along Nepal and Bhutan borders.