Overview

• More than 100 under-35 CISF quick-reaction team commandos have finished the Army’s intensive combat course, with about 50 personnel still undergoing training modules.
• The ongoing programmes encompass jungle warfare, night operations, endurance drills, close-combat tactics and counter-drone exercises at Army formations in the Kashmir Valley and along the India-Pakistan border.
• The training surge follows Home Ministry orders after the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor to toughen security at 369 vital installations including Parliament and nuclear facilities.
• Government talks are underway to equip CISF units with AK-203 rifles after deliveries to the Army and CRPF as part of a planned weapons upgrade.
• Canine squad procedures are being revamped to strengthen rapid response capabilities against sabotage and insider threats at high-risk sites.