Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over a first-of-its-kind conference of Central Armed Police Forces officers focused on internal security and closer coordination with state police and other agencies.
- The Intelligence Bureau is crafting the agenda and coordinating planning, and CAPF formations have been asked to send discussion points through their Directors General to the IB.
- Officials describe a proposed two-day meeting in Delhi with senior national security leaders expected to attend, and they say the forum could become an annual fixture.
- Senior leadership from the forces will take part, including Indian Police Service officers on deputation and CAPF cadre officers who lead units in the field.
- The move comes after a new law reserved about 67% of Additional Director General posts and 50% of Inspector General posts for IPS officers, drawing sharp criticism from cadre officers across the CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF and SSB.