JConline
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The COAS' bodyguard is a Para SF personnel. The security of the head of an establishment is the responsibility of that very establishment. And in a country where 26/11 has happened it would not be totally out of place to assess the threat to the life of a top military official even at Raisena hill. Also, even inside the US, the bodyguards of top military officials are Tier 2 SOF operators like Green Berets or Navy Seals. Also, these SOF security details aren't permanent detachments, these are deployed based on the AO. You claimed that the SRG of NSG and CISF are meant for these very jobs but you need to understand that these organizations are not military ones. The portfolio of these organizations falls beyond the barriers of the army until and unless required. And there's a stark difference in the categorisation of VIPs:Mate, in your First point, Are you seriously suggesting that certain parts of our country is a warzone? When infact major insurgency happens in heavily forested area where no VIP goes, with exception of J&K where insurgency happens in civilian urban areas, even there when a VIP goes its the local police and crpf who protects him not Military SFs. For eg, when NSA chief Ajit Doval after abrogation of article 370, he visited J&K, but I didn't see Military SFs protecting him, only local police.
In your 2nd point, "when you have already come to the conclusion that India is a warzone, hence Military SFs can be used" , then I have no words to argue that.
The final point is COAS, CDS are protected by Ghatak commandos not Para SFs, plus if I am not wrong I have never seen Para SF doing VIP security jobs!
Ah, yes completely forgot, the only VIP who goes to the insurgency hit areas in jungles are police IPS officers / District SPs, who are protected by District Armed Police
Military asset : guarded by military security details
Civilian asset/VIP : guarded by concerned police
Gov asset / VIP (Not entitled to permanent security) : CRPF/CISF
Gov asset /VIP (Entitled to permanent security) : CISF / CRPF bodyguard detail OR SPG detail
Departmental asset / VIP (Officials of CISF/CRPF/BSF) : Guarded by concerned organization.
All SF has done temporary bodyguard detail work within their AO not because that's their status but because they are the most capable of guarding the asset in the AO.