Border Security Force - Wikipedia Border Security Force Border Security Force Emblem of the Border Security Force Abbreviation BSF Motto जीवन पर्यन्त कर्तव्य ( Duty Unto Death ) Agency overview Formed 1 December, 1965 Employees 257,363 Active Personnel Annual budget ₹ 17,118.64 crore ( US $2.4 billion ) ( 2016 - 17 est. ) Jurisdictional structure Federal agency IN Operations jurisdiction IN Governing body Ministry of Home Affairs ( India ) Constituting instrument Border Security Force Act, 1972 General nature Federal law enforcement Headquarters New Delhi, India Minister responsible Rajnath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs Agency executive Rajni Kant Mishra, Director General, BSF Parent agency Ministry of Home Affairs Facilities Boats 100 + Planes 22 Aircraft ( as of 2009 ) Website bsf.nic.in The Border Security Force ( BSF ) is the primary border defence organisation of India. It is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces of the Union of India, it was raised in the wake of the 1965 War on 1 December 1965, `` for ensuring the security of the borders of India and for matters connected there with ''. It is a Central Armed Police Force charged with guarding India 's land border during peacetime and preventing transnational crime. It is a Union Government Agency under the administrative control of Ministry of Home Affairs. The BSF has its own cadre of officers but its head, designated as a Director - General ( DG ), since its raising has been an officer from the Indian Police Service. It is an Armed Force of the Union of India tasked with various assignments from time to time. The BSF has grown exponentially from a few battalions in 1965, to 186 battalions with a sanctioned strength of 257,363 personnel including an expanding air wing, marine wing, artillery regiments, and commando units. It currently stands as the world 's largest border guarding force. BSF has been termed as the First Line of Defence of Indian Territories. The unique BSF Camel Contingent during the annual Republic Day Parade. Contents 1 History 2 Engagements 3 Formation 4 List of Chiefs of BSF 5 Wagah Border Flag Lowering Ceremony 6 Counter-Insurgency Operations 7 Organisation 8 BSF 's role during peacetime 9 BSF 's role during war time 10 Guarding Myanmar ( Burma ) Border 11 ORBAT 12 Proposed ORBAT for Myanmar Border 13 Rank structure ( gazetted officers ) 14 Roll of honour 14.1 Military awards 14.2 Civil awards 14.3 Police medals 14.4 Arjuna awardees 15 Equipment 15.1 Pistols and handguns 15.2 Sub-machine guns and carbines 15.3 Assault rifles 15.4 Machine guns 15.5 Sniper rifles 15.6 Multi-role recoilless rifle 15.7 Artillery 16 Gallery 16.1 Air defence 16.2 Aircraft 16.3 Elite Commando Force of Border Security Force 16.4 Mine Protected Vehicles 17 Planning and development 18 Criticism and controversy 18.1 Condemnation by Canada 18.2 Bangladesh border killings 19 See also 20 References 21 External links History A soldier of India 's Border Security Force in one of the ceremonial uniforms. BSF soldiers contributing and supporting at a Medical Camp, India. From independence in 1947 to 1965, the protection of India 's international boundaries was the responsibility of local police belonging to each border state, with little inter-state coordination. BSF was created as a Central government - controlled security force to guard all of India 's borders, thus bringing greater cohesion in border security. BSF is charged with guarding India 's land border during peacetime and preventing transnational crime. It is a Union Government Agency under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is one of many law enforcement agencies of India. It currently stands as the world 's largest border guarding force. Engagements Indo - Pakistani War of 1971 Operation Blue Star Operation Black Thunder Counter-Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Operation Vijay - Kargil War 2001 Bangladeshi - Indian Border skirmishes 2001 - 2002 Operation Prakarm - India - Pakistan Standoff 2013 India - Pakistan Border skirmishes 2014 -- 15 India -- Pakistan border skirmishes Formation During the Indo - Pakistani War of 1965, the border management system was in the hands of the individual state police forces, and these proved incapable of properly dealing with border threats. Following these episodes, the government created the Border Security Force as a unified central agency with the specific mandate of guarding India 's international boundaries. KF Rustamji, from the Indian Police Service, was the first Director General of BSF. Till 1965 India 's borders with Pakistan were manned by the State Armed Police Battalion. Pakistan attacked Sardar Post, Chhar Bet, and Beria Bet on 9 April 1965 in Kutch. This exposed the inadequacy of the State Armed Police to cope with armed aggression due to which the Government of India felt the need for a specialized centrally controlled Border Security Force, which would be armed and trained to man the International Border with Pakistan. As a result of the recommendations of the Committee of Secretaries, the Border Security Force came into existence on 1 Dec 1965 with KF Rustamji as its first Director General. The BSF 's capabilities were used in the Indo - Pakistani War of 1971 against Pakistani forces in areas where the Regular Forces were thinly spread ; BSF troops took part in several operations including the famous Battle of Longewala. In fact, for BSF the war on eastern front had started well before the war actually broke out in Dec ' 71. BSF had trained, supported and formed part of `` Mukti Bahini '' and had entered erstwhile East Pakistan before the actual hostilities broke out. BSF had played a very important role in Liberation of Bangladesh which Indira Gandhi and Sheikh Mujibur Rehman had also acknowledged. The BSF, long considered a male bastion, has now deployed its first batch of women personnel at the border to carry out regular frisking of women as well as other duties performed by their male counterparts, including guarding the border. Over 100 women have been deployed on the highly volatile Indo - Pak border, while around 60 will be deployed on the Indo - Bangla border. In total, 595 women constables will be deployed on the border in different phases. List of chiefs of BSF Mr KF Rustamji IPS was the first Director General of Border Security Force from 21 July 1965 to 30 September 1974 & current Director General is Mr KK Sharma IPS since 29 February 2016. Sr No. Name Period ( From ) Period ( To ) 24 Rajni Kant Mishra 1 October 2018 present 23 KK Sharma 29 Feb 2016 30 September 2018 22 DK Pathak 28 Feb 2014 28 Feb 2016 21 Subhash Joshi 01 Dec 2012 28 Feb 2014 20 UK Bansal 01 Nov 2011 30 Nov 2012 19 Raman Srivastava 01 Aug 2009 31 Oct 2011 18 ML Kumawat 01 Oct 2008 31 Jul 2009 17 AK Mitra 27 Feb 2006 30 Sep 2008 16 RS Mooshahary 10 Jan 2005 27 Feb 2006 15 Ajay Raj Sharma 01 Jul 2002 31 Dec 2004 14 Gurbachan Jagat 30 Nov 2000 30 Jun 2002 13 EN Rammohan 04 Dec 1997 30 Nov 2000 12 AK Tondon 01 Oct 1996 04 Dec 1997 11 Arun Bhagat 04 Dec 1995 01 Oct 1996 10 DK Arya 01 Feb 1994 04 Dec 1995 09 Prakash Singh 09 Jun 1993 31 Jan 1994 08 T Ananthachary 01 Aug 1991 31 May 1993 07 HP Bhatnagar 01 Aug 1987 31 Jul 1991 06 MC Mishra 01 Oct 1984 31 Jul 1987 05 Birbal Nath 02 Oct 1982 30 Sep 1984 04 K Rama Murti 01 Dec 1980 31 Aug 1982 03 Sharawan Tondon 01 Jan 1979 30 Nov 1980 02 Aswini Kumar 01 Oct 1974 31 Dec 1978 01 KF Rustamji 21 Jul 1965 30 Sep 1974 Wagah border flag lowering ceremony BSF at Wagah Main article : Wagah border ceremony Every evening, at the Wagah border, which is the international border of India and Pakistan, the BSF together with the neighbouring country 's border guarding, the Pakistan Rangers conduct a military drill while lowering the respective national flags. This attracts a good number of spectators from both countries, as well as international tourists. Similar parades are being organised at Mahavir / Sadqi border near Fazilka and Hussainiwala / Gandasinghwala border near Firozpur. Counter-insurgency operations This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( November 2012 ) Although originally charged with guarding India 's external boundaries, the BSF has more recently been given the task in counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations in Jammu And Kashmir, Punjab, North East. While in Punjab BSF took Part in operations like Blue Star, Black Thunder 1 & 2 till 1989 and when the insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir broke out in 1989, the BSF handover the Counter Insurgency Operations to CRPF and Punjab Police and moved towards state of Jammu & Kashmir. In Jammu and Kashmir state police and the thinly - deployed Central Reserve Police Force ( CRPF ) struggled to cope up with the spiraling violence, and the Indian government deployed the BSF to Jammu and Kashmir to combat separatist militants. The BSF initially suffered casualties from insurgent attacks but later saw successes, including the arrest of militant leaders, after setting up an intelligence network and working with local civilians. BSF contribution in reducing militancy in J&K is widely acknowledged. The BSF killed Ghazi Baba -- chief of Jaish - e-Mohammed and the mastermind of the 2001 Indian Parliament attack -- in August 2003 along with his deputy commander. The BSF raided Baba 's hideout in Srinagar and he was killed in the ensuing gun battle along with his deputy chief. Despite the BSF 's success in a counter-terrorism role, many in the government felt that this additional burden was leading to a dilution of the BSF 's mandate and degrading the force 's ability to perform its primary role of guarding the country 's borders. In 2006 the Indian government has decided to implement recommendations to restrict each security agency to its mandate. Thus the 16 BSF battalions in Jammu and Kashmir are gradually being withdrawn from counter-insurgency duties and diverted back to guard the Indo - Pak border. They are being replaced by fresh units from the CRPF that have undergone specialised training in counter-terrorism. But the CRPF is yet to take over sensitive places like Tral. The 16 battalions being withdrawn from J&K were supposed to provide R&R to the battalions already deployed on the border. But with increasing Naxal violence in Central India, the government decided to diversify the Anti-Naxal operation with the induction of ITBP and BSF. BSF was deployed in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh, where Naxal strength is comparatively thinner than that of other parts of Bastar region. At present total 15 battalions of BSF are stationed in different parts of Kanker district to combat the Naxal menace. Organisation This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( November 2012 ) Women personnel of BSF taking part in the ceremonial retreat at the India - Pakistan border at Wagah, 2010. Border personnel from both countries, during the Wagah Border ceremony. The Border Security Force has its Headquarters at New Delhi and is known as Force Headquarters ( FHQ ) headed by a Director General. Various Directorates like Operations, Communications & IT, Training, Engineering, General, Law, Provisioning, Administration, Personnel, Armaments, Medical, Finance etc. function under the DG. Each Directorate is headed by an IG. The Eastern Theatre is looked after by Spl DG HQ at Kolkata and the Western Theatre is looked after by Spl DG HQ at Chandigarh. Field Formations in BSF are headed by an IG and are known as Frontiers Headquarters ( FtrHQ ). There is 10 such Frontier under which Sector Headquarters ( SHQ ) function headed by a DIG each. There are 31 such Sectors. Each SHQ has under its command 4 -- 5 Duty Battalions. Presently 186 Battalions are sanctioned to BSF. Five major training institutions and 10 Subsidiary Training Centres ( STCs ) are imparting ab - initio as well as in - service training to its ranks and other CPOs / SPOs including IPS Probationers. BSF is the only Central Armed Police force to have its own Air Wing, Marine Wing and artillery regiments, which support the General Duty Battalions in their operations. The Financial Adviser of the BSF has been an Indian Revenue Service officer of the rank of Joint Secretary and also has Dy Advisers from the Indian Audit and Accounts Service and Indian Civil Account Service. The BSF also has a national level school for breeding and training of dogs. Dogs from other CPOs and State Police are sent to National Training Centre for Dogs ( NTCD ) to be trained in infantry patrol, detection of explosives, tracking and the like. The BSF maintains a Tear Smoke Unit ( TSU ), which is unique in India. The TSU is responsible for producing tear gas munitions required for the Anti-Riot Forces. It also exports a substantial quantity to other countries. Three battalions of the BSF, located at Kolkata, Guwahati, and Patna, are designated as the National Disaster Response Force ( NDRF ). Each battalion maintains 18 self - contained specialist search and rescue teams of 45 personnel each, including engineers, technicians, electricians, dog squads and medics and paramedics. The establishment of each battalion is 1,158 personnel. The NDRF is a multi-disciplinary, multi-skilled, high - tech force for all types of disasters and can deploy to disasters by air, sea, and land. The battalions are equipped and trained for all natural disasters including combating Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical ( NBC ) disasters. BSF 's role during peacetime To promote a sense of security among the people living in the border areas. To prevent trans - border crimes, unauthorized entry into or exit from the territory of India. To prevent smuggling and any other illegal activities on the Border. Anti-infiltration duties. To collect trans - border intelligence. BSF is largely employed for Internal Security Duties and other law and order duties on the requisition of the State Government. Being a Central Armed Police Force it can be entrusted with policing duties at any place apart from its mandate. BSF 's role during War time Holding ground in assigned sectors. Limited aggressive action against irregular forces of the enemy ( Though in 1971 war, several instances of battle with regular Army of Pakistan are also there. In Hot War Scenario, one has to fight whoever is pitched against you, regular or irregular. ) Maintenance of Law and Order in enemy territory administered under the Army 's control. Guarding of Prisoners of War camps. Acting as guides to the Army in border areas. Assistance in control of refugees. Provision of escorts. Performing special tasks connected with intelligence including raids. Guarding Myanmar ( burma ) border The Cabinet Committee on Security ( CCS ) is considering a proposal to entrust the border - guarding duty along the Indo - Myanmar border to the Border Security Force ( BSF ). Presently, the 1,640 kilometres ( 1,020 mi ) Indo - Myanmar border is being guarded by Assam Rifles. The proposed move to guard the Indo - Myanmar border follows a proposal from the BSF to take over the role by raising 45 new battalions, one headquarters of additional director general, four frontier headquarters to be headed by an IG rank official and 12 sector headquarters to be headed by DIG level officials. But the recent rise in Insurgent Activities on Indo - Myanmar Border has forced the Government of India to delay a Border Guarding Force like BSF on Indo - Myanmar Border. As of 1 March 2015, it was decided by the Ministry of Home Affairs to keep the authority of this border with Assam Rifles only. ORBAT Western Theatre, THQ Chandigarh Gujarat Frontier, FHQ Gandhinagar Barmer Sector Gandhinagar Sector Bhuj Sector, Rajasthan Frontier, THQ Jodhpur Jaisalmer I Sector Jaisalmer II Sector Bikaner Sector Ganganagar Sector Punjab Frontier, FHQ Jalandhar Ferozepur Sector Amritsar Sector Gurdaspur Sector Jammu Frontier Jammu Sector Sunderbani Sector Rajauri Sector Kashmir Frontier, FHQ Humhama, Distt Budgam Srinagar Sector Baramulla Sector Bandipore Sector Kupwara Sector Eastern Theatre HQ, Kolkata South Bengal Frontier, Kolkata Malda Frontier North Bengal Frontier, FHQ Kadamtala, Distt Darjeeling Shillong Frontier Tripura Frontier, FHQ Agartala Mizoram & Cachar Frontier, FHQ Masimpur, Distt Silchar Mizoram Frontier Cachar Frontier CI Ops Manipur Guwahati Frontier Proposed ORBAT for Myanmar Border Northeast Theatre HQ, Imphal Mizoram Frontier Manipur Frontier Nagaland Frontier Arunachal frontier Rank structure ( gazetted officers ) BSF Embraer BSF MI17 1V, in TIDANG, UTTARAKHAND CAPFs RANKS POLICE RANKS Director General ( Apex Scale of the Indian Police Service ) Director General of a State Police Force Special Director General ( HAG+ Scale of the Indian Police Service ) Special Director General of Police Additional Director General ( Higher Administrative Grade of the IPS cadre, also available to BSF cadre ) Commissioner of Police or Addl. Director General Inspector General ( IG ) I.G or Joint Commissioner Deputy Inspector General ( DIG ) Addl. Commissioner or Dy. Inspector General Commandant ( Comdt ) Senior Superintendent or Deputy Commissioner Second - In - Command ( 2 IC ) Superintendent of Police or Dy. Commissioner Deputy Commandant ( Dy Comdt ) Addl SP or Addl. DCP Assistant Commandant ( Asst Comdt ) Dy SP or Asst. Commissioner Main article : List of police ranks in India Main article : Indian Police Service Being a central Indian police agency and having high presence of Indian Police Service officers, BSF follows ranks and insignia similar to other police organizations in India. * There is no equivalence between the ranks of the defense forces and the police forces since there is no government established relativity in terms of rank. Roll of honour The BSF personnel have been recipients of the following awards : Military awards Mahavir Chakra Kirti Chakra Vir Chakra Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Shaurya Chakra Sena Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Mentioned in Despatches Civil awards Padma Bhushan Padmashri Prime Minister 's Medal for life saving Arjuna Awards Police medals President 's Police Medal for Gallantry Police Medal for Gallantry President 's Police Medal for Distinguished Service Police Medal for Meritorious Service Arjuna awardees Comdt ( Retd ) Nripjit Singh, Volleyball - 1962 Dy Comdt ( Retd ) Udham Singh, Hockey - 1965 Dy Comdt ( Retd ) Praveen Kumar, Athletic - 1967 Inspr ( Retd ) Jagjit Singh, Hockey - 1967 Asst Comdt ( Retd ) Ajit Pal Singh, Hockey - 1970 Dy Comdt ( Retd ) Balwant Singh, Volleyball - 1972 Sec - in - Command Anil Kumar, B / Ball - 1974 Dy Inspr Gen ( Retd ) Mohinder Singh, Shooting - 1983 Asst Comdt Mahabir Singh, Wrestling - 1985 Asst Comdt Subhash Verma, Wrestling - 1987 Inspr Rajesh Kumar, Wrestling - 1990 Inspr Sanjay Kumar, Wrestling - 1998 Equipment All the equipment including the uniforms, weapons, ammunition, vehicles such as the bullet proof vehicles, troop carriers, logistics vehicles, mine protected vehicles are manufactured indigenously at the Indian Ordnance Factories under control of the Ordnance Factories Board. Pistols and handguns IOF. 32 Revolver -- 6 shot handgun Pistol Auto 9 mm 1A 9 mm × 19 mm Submachine guns and carbines Heckler & Koch MP5K Heckler & Koch MP5 A3 9 mm × 19 mm SMG Heckler & Koch MP5 K 9 mm × 19 mm SMG Beretta MX4 Storm submachine guns. 68000 SMGs procured and replaced the SAF Carbine 1A. Assault Rifles AKM : Large calibre assault rifle. INSAS : 5.56 mm × 45 mm Assault Rifle. Service rifle of the force. FN FAL Completely phased out as the service rifle by the INSAS rifle but still used as a DMR. Tavor : X95 or the MTAR - 21 version used as the standard issue carbine. Machine. guns INSAS LMG Gun Machine 7.62 mm ' 1B ' OFB Manufactured, modified 7.62 mm NATO Bren. FN MAG MMG NSV HMG FN MAG MMG BSF, India Sniper rifles Vidhwansak anti-materiel rifle ( AMR ) or large - calibre sniper rifle Steyr SSG 69 Multi-role recoilless rifle Carl Gustav recoilless rifle Carl Gustav 84 mm recoilless rifles AGS - 30 Automatic Grenade Launcher Artillery 81 mm Mortar 51 mm Mortar 120 mm Mortar 105 mm Indian Field Gun Gallery INSAS Rifle. Steyr SSG 69 PI. RPG - 7 Rocket Launcher An Igla - 1S missile. Air defence MANPADS SA - 16 Gimlet - In Service SA - 7 Grail - In Service, to be phased out Aircraft Aircraft Photo Origin Role Version Number Fixed - wing aircraft ( 5 ) Hawker Siddeley HS 748 United Kingdom India Tactical transport HS 748 - 100 As of 2009. Beechcraft Super King Air United States Utility aircraft B200 Crashed in December 2015 Embraer 135 Brazil VIP transport Embraer - 135 J As of 2009. Helicopters ( 16 ) HAL Dhruv India Utility helicopter 8 As of 2009. Mi - 17 Soviet Union Russia Transport helicopter Mi - 17 Mi - 17V5 6 As of 2009. As of 2014. Elite commando Force of border Security Force Creek Crocodile Commando are the elite commando force of BSF. It is Rann of Kutch ( an extensive salt marsh of western India and southeast Pakistan between the Gulf of Kutch and the Indus River delta. It was the scene of major border disputes in 1965 and 1971 ). Creek ( Gujarat ) : In order to thwart landing of terrorists through the sea route, BSF has formed its first commando unit -- Creek Crocodiles -- to man the hostile creek area where India shares a border with Pakistan. Creeks are a very hostile terrain, constituting numerous raised grounds having mangroves and a network of water channels which are quite shallow where all movements are tide dependent. `` Creek Crocodiles are trained to thwart any evil designs from across the border '', BSF commandant Pushpendra Singh Rathore, who had created and trained the commando unit at Koteshwar outpost of BSF, said. `` We have kept three things in mind while selecting cadets for the commando including swimming and marine diving performance, firing abilities and endurance to work in the rough creek, ''. The Crocodile units have 42 commandos at present and they are undergoing vigorous training, he said. Mine protected vehicles According to the senior BSF officer, some MPVs have already been introduced in a number of BSF units along the border and more MPVs to be added in the coming years. Planning and development This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. ( January 2013 ) Facing difficulty in guarding riverine sections of Indo - Pak border, the BSF has started installing Farheen LASER walls to fill the gaps which saw several breaches by militants from across the border. Criticism and controversy Condemnation by Canada In 2010, some Canadian visa officials rejected the immigration application of a retired BSF soldier Fateh Singh Pandher, terming BSF a `` notoriously violent paramilitary unit engaged in systematic attacks on civilians and responsible for torturing suspected criminals ''. This accusation did not go down well with the Indian government. The Indian External Affairs Ministry was asked by the Home minister to take up the issue with Canada. The Home ministry of India, as well as the Indian public in general and several of India 's political parties, expressed outrage at this attack and called Canada 's actions discriminatory and spurious, and their charges against the BSF as baseless and unproven. The Indian government threatened diplomatic retaliation unless Canada withdrew their allegations. The Canadian government did not respond immediately. It was speculated that diplomatic retaliation from India will consist of banning Canadians going to participate the War in Afghanistan if they are doing so through India. Public outrage in India prompted Canadian authorities to express `` great respect for India 's armed forces and related institutions ''. Subsequently, India 's Ministry of External Affairs summoned Canadian High Commissioner Joseph Caron and demanded that `` the blatant discrimination against Indian security agencies '' cease. India 's Minister of External Affairs, SM Krishna, condemned Canada 's actions and has expressed pride in the accomplishments of the BSF. Following complaints made by the Indian government and criticism of Canada 's actions against India, the Harper government retracted their earlier accusations against BSF security officials. Canada 's Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Jason Kenney, Termed as `` unfortunate '' the incidents involving use of `` foul language by the Canadian High Commission in visa rejection letters to some individuals '', Kenney said, `` This language, or the inaccurate impression it has created, in no way reflects the policy or position of the Government of Canada. '' Bangladesh border killings According to the Bangladeshi government, 136 civilians were killed and a further 170 others suffered injuries in 2009. The Indian government has said that 67 were killed and 80 injured in 2009. The Bangladesh government and Bangladeshi organizations protested heavily against these alleged killings. Media reports claim that in August 2008, Indian BSF officials admitted that they killed 59 persons ( 34 Bangladeshis, 21 Indians, rest unidentified ) who were trying to cross the border illegally during the prior six months. Indian media claimed that, in 2001, Bangladeshi Border Force kidnapped and murdered 16 BSF personnel because they chased some Bangladeshi goons back to Bangladesh. Since then, the BSF has been compelled to act tough against Bangladeshi illegals In July 2009 Channel 4 News reported that apparently `` hundreds '' of Bangladeshis and Indians are indiscriminately killed by the BSF along the Indo - Bangladeshi Barrier. The BSF claims that the barrier 's main purpose is to check illegal immigration to India, and prevent cross-border terrorism from Islamists. Bangladeshi media accused the BSF of abducting 5 Bangladeshi children, aged between 8 and 15, from the Haripur Upazila in Thakurgaon District of Bangladesh, in 2010. The children were setting fishing nets near the border. In 2010, Human Rights Watch ( HRW ) issued an 81 - page report which alleged `` over 900 of abuses by the BSF '' in the first decade of the 21st century. 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Question: bsf is responsible for guarding on borders of which countries
Answer: India