Chandimandir: Army, BSF discuss training, equipment

Chandigarh, August 25

The Indian Army and the Border Security Force (BSF) held a synergy conference at the headquarters of the Western Command in Chandimandir today.

It was attended by senior officers of the Western Command as well as senior officers from the BSF’s Western Command Headquarters in Mohali and Punjab and Jammu Frontiers.

The conference was chaired by Major General Devendra Sharma, Major General General Staff (Operations), Headquarters Western Command. Senior officers representing the BSF included NS Jamwal, Inspector General, Jammu Frontier, and Sonali Mishra, Inspector General, Punjab Frontier.

The agenda included discussions on issues of convergence to further enhance the operational efficiency between the Indian Army and the BSF. Common issues of training and equipment profile of the BSF and challenges of border management were deliberated upon.

The chairman highlighted the importance of developing a joint security force culture to thwart nefarious designs of inimical elements. During the wars of 1965, 1971 and Operation Parakram, the Army and the BSF operated together towards a common purpose of defending the national borders. — TNS