Interview | Special Director General, Border Security Force, Dr S.L. Thaosen
How is the situation on the border with Pakistan? What ramification does the BSF foresee along the Indo-Pak border after the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan?
Border Security Force is manning 2289.66km of International Border (IB) and 292.145 km of Line of Control with Indian Army and 143.077km of LC independently with Pakistan on the western front. The overall situation along the Indo-Pakistan border is under control. There are reliable intelligence inputs regarding presence of militants at Pak launchpads across the border in J&K, waiting for an opportune time to infiltrate into Indian territory.
However, our troops are well prepared to thwart these anti-national elements. We use the latest available technology to assist us in dominating our area of responsibility.
Attempts to smuggle arms and narcotics have al
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