Abstract
Abstract This chapter provides an assessment of the Border Security Force (BSF), dating back to its founding after the 1962 China–India conflict. Drawing on materials previously collected for the official history of the BSF, this chapter sets out to do four things: provide a historical discussion of the BSF’s founding and its relationship to both internal and external borders; describe the structure, funding, and personnel of the BSF; critically analyse key capacity gaps that pertain to the BSF; and discuss the ways in which the BSF intersects, interacts, and overlaps with other police and paramilitary forces. The chapter concludes that, although some aspects of the BSF are in need of reform, it has more than lived up to the vision of its founders. Looking to the future, the force must grapple with multiple challenges as it seeks to align its operational philosophy, organization, and training with a security environment that has significantly changed since its inception.
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