Interviews Interview of Sh S S Deswal, DG ITBP with Defence and Security Alert Sh Surjeet Singh Deswal, IPS, is also a law graduate. Before taking over as DG, ITBP, he held the positions of Commissioner of Police & Director General in various departments of Police force. He has also headed SSB & BSF for some time. He has been awarded the Indian Police Medal for meritorious service in 2001 & President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2012. As DG,ITBP, he has taken initiatives like maintaining physical fitness of the personnel and proposed tourism in the Himalayas and gave the message of clean Himalayas by visiting difficult border areas on foot and boosted the morale of Himveers. Impeccable Naval Force The establishment of Defence Space Agency (DSA) was approved by thegovernment on 30 October 2018. DSA has been established as the triservicesnodal agency that would perform all important functions of coordinationof all defence related space activities. The DSA is the first step towardsimplementation of space programme for the Indian Armed Forces. TECH-SAVVY FORCE: CISF Will CISF acquire drones for surveillance-in-depth in hostile territory? TheCISF has not been mandated with offensive operations against LWE elements.However, CISF has been assigned to extend security to installations located inLWE affected areas, within its limits. Within the area of responsibility in theseinstallations, effective on ground surveillance system is already in place.Option of airborne early warning system shall be explored as per guidelinesin this regard keeping in view the threat perception, in future. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...