Just love the concept of having a police commando competition in the first place.
Imagine these units have trained and send their best men, showing off their best kit. They all go back with a lot learning and we get good pics!
Absolutely! One of the best things to have begun in the internal security arena in recent times and the best part is this is organised and run by the best in the business- the NSG. Hope that more advanced elements are added in the future like hostage rescue, airline hijack, mass shooting etc. I know sniping was added for the first time this year.
This makes the idea that a few ex-IA guys keep peddling to get rid of the NSG even more absurd.
NSG's role in internal security is almost entirely ignored, most think they just sit around waiting for "the call" but really their deployments around the country are relentless (their operational tempo is absurd, they have teams based in pretty much every state capital at this time of year some as small as 1 HIT team (about 10-12 operators) having to be ready at all times for an emergency situation, then they return to their respective base where they will refresh and be sent somewhere else.). Not to mention that pretty much every first response team raised post-26/11 has been done so by the NSG and the NSG is continously assisting them on a bilateral basis.
This is before we even discuss their role in bomb detection/investigation in the country.
NSG really are unsung heroes, wish the govt would live up to its promise and rid it entirely of VVIP protection duties, collapse SRG/ reduce it to the minimum possible levels and give them a massive increase in CAPEX. They have good gear but they deserve THE BEST as well as their own air wing and world class training equipment.
