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I moved to India for about a year and half, from UK after living there for 8 years, so hopefully my answer should help.To give you some background,I was a regular Joe in a regular IT job from 2006 till 2009. I managed to complete an MBA from UK (2009–10) and was working there in large banks as a Business Analyst till April 2017. I and my wife were both contractors, and were making decent money, which was enough for us to buy a 4.5 BHK apartment in Pune without any loans, afford a Range Rover Evoque in UK, and live in Zone 3, London, on rent (paying a rent of £1600 per month). In short, we were living a very decent life financially, with good set of friends close by (in London and Birmingham) and had very little motivation to go back, except for my Mom, who was living in India (but my Sister and 2 nephews were living with her) .I had a friend in India who was into Construction (was a Builder) and his family has a sound background in Construction. He wanted to venture into a separate entity with me as a Working Partner (- someone who does not invest money, but works in the capacity of a partner/Director) back in 2015. I took a year to confirm, evaluating my options, contemplating whether I should venture into Real Estate and all the other factors (which I will describe below in a short while). Late in 2015, it started appearing to me as a Golden Opportunity. I was very clear since the beginning of my UK stint that I will be returning back to India. It was only a question of when, and not why, for me. This opportunity seemed like the perfect answer. So, I and my friend signed a partnership deed in April 2016 and floated our LLP. We began working on a Project in Pune and everything seemed hunky-dory. I had started wrapping up in UK and did not apply for renewal of my visa. I left UK in April 2017, on expiry of my Tier 1 visa, for the homeland.First DayI landed in India amidst the chaos of demonetization. We had more than ₹ 50,000 in 500 and 1000 denominations, but my sister who is an ex-IAS officer had “spoken” with her former colleagues at CSIA in Mumbai, where I was landing. So we got a some nice treatment from Custom Officers and our cash was cleared along with a certificate, so we can deposit it in RBI. Also, a lot of our stuff from UK had arrived in the Air Cargo terminal, and I had to go get it cleared from Customs. My ex-IAS sister had her “contacts” there too. What happened next was my “Welcome to India”. You cannot get your stuff cleared from Air cargo unless you have a “Customs Agent” certified by government to help you with documentation. You have agents for those certified agents at the gate and you can be charged anywhere from ₹2000 to 8000. Agent’s agent charged me upfront, and only inside the terminal, I get to meet my certified agent. It was 12pm by then and he very encouragingly said “Even if god decides to come down and get your stuff, he will not get it today”. I will not get much into the details, but I spent 7 hours in that terminal, running from pillar to post, talking to officers my sister had spoken with, banging my head with the agent, and somehow managed to get all my stuff by 7pm. I was hoping that the rest of my days are not like this, and God please help me like it here. None of that happened.Remaining 1 and 1/2 years in IndiaMy flat in Pune, which I mentioned above, which I had bought in 2014, was nowhere near completion, and was almost in the same state as it was in 2016, when I last visited Pune to sign the partnership. The builder had promised me that it will be ready by April 2017, had planned my return according to his promised dates, and was hoping to save on rent and enjoy my abode of my sweat and blood. But, I was not homeless.I decided to give myself and my family a break, before we join thick of things and so, went back to my home city (now in Jharkhand) for about a month. Power cuts, extreme heat, mosquitoes, drinking water shortages, no roads, scary roads, scary traffic on roads… made my and especially my 2 year old daughter’s stay amazing. My daughter was initially quite fascinated to see cows, dogs, cats, insects, ants, mosquitoes…so many other forms of life, roaming so freely. But we had to suffer a lot because of her fascination. She had hand-foot-mouth disease, some sort of viral fever, some sort of insect bite and a few more diseases. I ended up having 2 accidents in the 2 different cars we had bought on our return, and was roughed up by people who had hit my car because of their faults. But, I felt very secure and healthy in India.Went back to Pune, to join the business which was suffering a lot, thanks to the recent developments of demonetization, RERA and GST. My partner was striving to keep the business afloat, but we could see the future quite clearly for small-time builders. But, India was the promised land.The place we ultimately lived in Pune was a much smaller rented accommodation, which I had not factored in any of plans/scenarios. You don’t have inverters? You must be the kinds who enjoy stargazing. Storing water during supply hours is not that important. You can buy the 20 liter bottles which have water collected straight from gaumukh in Gangotri. All this while the builder for my flat kept promising that I will get it in June 2017, then Diwali 2017, then December 2017. Well, he was not wrong, I got the possession of the flat 1 day before I left India again on 23rd September 2018. But my crores of rupees, were well spent.When in September 2017, after delivering a small project of 47 flats, and making no profits at all, we decided to shut shop, I had already started looking out for other ventures and decided to enter the Food and Beverage (F&B) industry. Restaurants were apparently booming in Pune. After spending 3months of efforts, zeroing in on location, hiring - Restaurant Consultants, Legal consultants, Property Consultants, Interior Designer, Carpenter, Menu Engineers, Cocktail experts, Facility Management Services; I found out that it is impossible to have a 100% legal restaurant in India. I will have to pay bribes to get incomplete papers to start the business, and then keep paying bribes as and when asked for. I will have to spend around 18 hours a day in the restaurant, if I want to run it for Lunch and Dinner, because of the prevalent theft amongst the staff who leave their jobs at the drop of the hat. I would also have to invest all my life’s savings in the business and wait around a year to break even, and so eventually decided, not to go ahead with it. But, I was very optimistic about the future.All this while, i.e. for more than 6 months, my wife who was an Engineer and MBA (from Symbiosis) and was in UK with me for 6 years, working as a Business Analyst, was not getting Business Analyst jobs in India. Forget about leveraging international experience and getting better positions, she was being tested on Technical skills, which a BA doesn’t actually need. We had hoped her job and salary would help keep the monthly expenses managed, while I figure out all the other options we had considered for our return to India. She was getting frustrated and into self doubt - she wondered if she had done anything worthy in her career so far. Eventually she did land a job, with CitiBank, in January 2018. But, India is not the back office of the world.I realized, I would not be good at business, so I too should get back to the corporate world, and I too get a similar cold shoulder, like my wife. I had a cherry on the top of not being in the industry for around 8 months now. Ended up working with a startup, only because it had its customers based in North America. But, I was not disheartened.Work culture in India is a million miles away from west. Don’t expect people to show up before 11:15, if you scheduled an 11:00 am meeting and it does not involve the customers or the senior management. Daily standups at 9:30 am? What’s that? The only persons visible in office that time of the day are you and the janitor. Both look at each other- mesmerized. Thinking about maintaining a work-life balance? There will probably a time when that will be possible. If you reach office at 9am and leave at 5:30pm, you’ll be looked at quizzically, and the best part is the frowners will be your reportees. The lunch break is 1 hour, tea break 1 is 45 minutes, tea break 2 is 15 minutes, tea break 3 is 15 minutes. People leaving office before 7:30pm are not adding any value. There will be - pleasantries discussed about you behind your back; amazing and quintessential feedback to the Managers above you in the hierarchy; jokes with no sexual connotations; no boot licking; amazing professionalism; amazing etiquette; brilliant ethics and superb delivery of work. Take your people out for a dinner, tell them its on the organization and then look at the way orders are made. Its amazing. But, India is the place to work.Social life is amazing too. I had around 7 friends from my engineering college, 5 from my School and a few other close friends from my initial days of Corporate life , prior to leaving for UK. I had imagined a party every fortnight, if not every weekend. I would watch their back, and they would mine. We would be the support system of each other, like I had in UK. I guess the city life, corporate responsibilities and having a family changes all that. The friend who lived a stone’s throw away would find time to meet once in 6 months, others were a little far off, and therefore a little more difficult for them to visit or invite us. I guess, a gap of 8 years not living in their vicinity, had created some gaps as well. But, India is full of people, you will never be alone.Parents - My mom and my in-laws were a little far off from Pune. I wanted my Mom to live with us in Pune, but she adored her home way too much. I wanted our in-laws to frequent, but their business was thriving and was difficult for them to leave it alone (genuinely). We were back to doing what we did in UK - facetime/skype/whatsapp calls. But, I had traveled all this way to be with them virtually.Relatives - were always there for your support. Need an unsolicited advice? Wham!… Buying a car of your choice? Kazaam! how dare you?… Not getting your daughter’s head shaved? Immoral westernized moron! Have vacation plans? We are visiting you!…But, You get the best support from your relatives.Education is relatively inexpensive in (GBP or USD terms), as well as very comforting when you hear about the quality. It will only cost you around ₹ 1,65,000 per annum for a toddler’s playgroup, and somewhere around ₹ 3,00,000 for Kindergarten in an IB school of your choice. You can rest assured after that that your child is getting the best education in the world. But, Indian students are still the best in the world.I will not even get into the various forms of pollution as it is well documented elsewhere, and also because they were the least of my concerns.I am now in Canada, for the past 45 days. Got a PR, and now settling down here. Unfortunately, I could not go back to UK, as I had not planned for a contingency. That’s how brilliant I am! But, I am loving every bit of Canada. Both (I and my wife) have got decent jobs within a month of landing, with decent salaries (although not so decent as in UK). So, my ultimate advice would be, if you have that desire to go back to India, please do so, only after creating a backup plan for your return. Be very sure why you are going there, and if that target is missed, prepare for contingency. A natural progression is from good to better to best. And not the other way around. Hope this helps you or others who read this.Edit 1: Overwhelming response (130k views, 3k upvotes in less than a week) to what I thought would be a diminutive answer in this space, along with numerous encouraging judgements passed on me like “Loser”, “Sick Mentality”, “Spewing Venom” and the best of all “Anti-National” (not ignoring the actual love and support showered), has prompted me to provide some further clarifications:I am not anti-national and definitely more patriotic than all the keyboard warriors here. I never had any intention to defame my country, and I never will. It was probably my way of expressing my experiences (humor getting replaced by sarcasm ) OR probably the supreme capabilities of those readers who could read what I had not written. However, I will not be ashamed in calling a spade a spade. These were my experiences, and, in no manner, a generalization implied to entire India.I still support the families of all the staff (by paying salaries) I had hired, till they find another job (almost a year after we shut down). I, along with some other volunteers, ran a few road safety campaigns, standing on the roads of Pune trying to make people aware of the hazards, and getting more blessings in return, relentlessly for a few weeks. There was no use, still I tried my best. Witnessed some horrible accidents, got the victims to hospitals, managed the traffic jams thereafter, begged people to wear helmets, begged students and bike riders to not look into their phones while riding and care about theirs , as well as, other’s lives - not one person listened or paid heed. May be my attempt was not good enough, but I did try to make things right. These are just a couple of examples, and in no way seeking gratification. I hate giving justifications or claiming achievements, but I want to let this be known that I did not just “run away”.In the answer I have tried to limit my experiences to external factors which were, more or less, beyond my control. Things I could change or act upon have not been mentioned at all. If I mention them, the answer will turn into a 500 page book. So, a sincere request, please do not become mi lords and try passing judgements on my efforts, capabilities or ingenuity. I have ventured on this forum for helping others, and will keep doing so. Everyone’s still welcome to ask relevant questions, and I will try my best to help.I am obliged to all the warm wishes, love and support . Hopefully, whatever little knowledge I have about this world, I will keep sharing…thanks to you all.Edit 2 : I am overwhelmed by the response this answer is getting, even 2 weeks after it was originally posted (thanks to 3.8k Upvotes). To answer some of the comments I am getting, I recommend reading a couple of my other answers:Deepak Kumar's answer to What are your life struggles which leads you to success?Deepak Kumar's answer to Has anyone regretted moving to Canada by express entry? Why?Once again, I appreciate all the love and support.

Disclaimer: This answer is an attempt to provide a more clearer picture around this news item and I welcome all feedback and corrections in the comments. The first half of the answer is a fact check attempt while the second half is my own opinion on the issue.This is a half truth at best and a myth at worst to be honest. Far be it from me to jump to the defense of Donald Trump, but the issues that led to the current Pandemic have reasons that go beyond the “Orange man bad” mantra and are systemic to the current political system of the United states. And if the US citizens want to affix responsibility here, there are a lot of people they are going to have to take to task and not just pretend that everything will be better if they just punish Trump.Going into that entire mess would be too long an answer so let’s address the viral news item which claimed that Trump fired the entire US Epidemic Response Team, didn’t replace them to cut costs and thus is responsible for the current corona virus.While Trump did attempt to cut funding for the CDC apparently to be rebuffed by Congress, as far as prep for a Pandemic are concerned, the Trump administration’s steps, if you ignore what Trump is blathering about on TV, are fairly OK albeit still insufficient:National Security Memorandum 14 was prepared during the Trump administration to modernize the US’s ability to combat disease.You can read this in it’s entirety here:Presidential Memorandum on the Support for National Biodefense | The White HouseIt implemented the National Bio-Defense strategy and was released in late 2018 (on the anniversary of the Anthrax attacks in the Capitol as well as the centennial year of the flu pandemic of 2018).It’s actually quite a thorough document and outlines a fairly effective, coordinated federal level action involving several agencies to set up the foundation for the US’s response to an infectious disease threat.The NSM14 modernized the US’s response to a potential future influenza viruses by modernizing influenza vaccine production. The traditional way of making vaccines by the way, is making them in eggs. This delays vaccine production immensely as vaccine strains are injected into egg shells to cultivate the vaccine serum. This is extremely obsolete. NSM14 would have greatly improved the US’s ability to mass produce a flu vaccine should a future influenza pandemic emerge.Unfortunately for the US, the next pandemic to hit the US would not be an influenza type virus but a corona virus instead so this effort sort of went down the drain but it still goes to show that there was an effort to modernize the US’s pandemic response during the Trump administration from a national security point of view by modernizing vaccine production techniques for currently prevalent viruses.The Trump administration retained staff members who had been involved in combating the Ebola virus outbreak in the Congo, an especially difficult task given how Congo was in the middle of a civil war and parts of it’s territory were essentially lawless. These were vital, experienced experts and the administration seemed to value their expertise by retaining them.The narrative about the pandemic response team being fired emerged from one individual on the team being sent back from the White House early. Most members of the NSC are serving short term 1 year or 2 year details from their home agencies like the DoD or the Department of State and they are re-assigned to the WH to serve the President on the NSC staff. So they are frequently rotated anyway.During the Obama admin there were 400 people on this team which was considered way too many for it’s mission. Therefore, Congress stepped in and on a BIPARTISAN basis (in a move backed by both Republicans and Democrats), told the Obama admin that you have to cut this team down. The purpose of the NSC staff is to coordinate with the government, not operate in the government. There are cabinet secretaries and senate confirmed officials who are supposed to do that.So the Obama and Trump administrations BOTH inherited this Congressional mandate to cut down the NSC staff at the White House. The way this was achieved was that the Global Health Directorate was merged with another directorate to form the Counter Proliferation and Bio Defense Directorate.One individual was sent back from their detail early and the Washington Post ran a story around that one person to give the angle that the Pandemic response team was disbanded by Trump.The essential core team of the Counter Proliferation and Bio Defense Directorate that is composed of Pandemic experts and Biological warfare experts is still operational in the White House.I suppose this is one of those news items that went viral before it could be fact checked. I’m not privy to the fake news epidemic in the US. But in any case, the US citizens deserve far better than this red vs blue, dems vs republicans fiasco that’s going on right now.This part of the answer is my own opinion on the issue.Actually, if you look at the Trump administration’s steps prior to the outbreak from a dispassionate point of view, they are not terribly out of line with the steps a lot of other countries were taking in the Western hemisphere. Nations like Canada imposed their lock down fairly late as well. The inability of the US to test widely or ramp up testing seemed more like a blunder by the CDC. The political system of the United States which devolves power to individual states even in national health emergencies prevented a coordinated nationwide response. The economy of the US and it’s predatory capitalism that have prevented the US from implementing stimulus packages and relief measures that would facilitate a lock down and protect citizens are not a Trump specific phenomena. The US’s cultural mistrust of the government which has so far led to a political culture centered around freedom and liberty and how it flies in the face of a plague. The budgetary monstrosity of the US which has thrown health care workers into the meat grinder of the corona virus beast without proper protection even as it lavishes trillions upon trillions on military spending was a phenomena that precedes Trump by a decade or two. Universal health care that would have helped in the pandemic by encouraging people to get tested and get their symptoms checked without fear of hospital bills are issues that are currently not fully endorsed by the democratic front runners for 2020.And just to be clear, this answer isn’t a defense of Trump either who has gone out of his way to peddle fake cures and encourage anti-lock down protesters for his own electoral reasons.It’s just here to show that the narrative that this is all Trump’s fault and the US will be OK once he’s gone is a false one. There are systemic, structural deficiencies in the US political, economic and societal system that have been laid bare by the scourge of the Corona virus that cares little for what our political and religious beliefs are.I submit that even if the liberal’s beloved President Obama was in charge, the Corona virus pandemic would have still scourged the US with maybe 20% less casualties at best? Recall that even the current darling of the liberal media, Dr. Fauci initially refused to raise the alarm for the corona virus back in January i think when it was being reported in Wuhan, believing it to be a regionally limited phenomena same as the Zika and Ebola Viruses.I would urge the US citizens, who have suffered, are suffering and will continue to suffer from the effects of this disease for the coming year to introspect on some of the structural deficiencies in the US political-economic system that are preventing a more effective response to the Corona Virus. A subset of countries like Taiwan, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan and other nations with somewhat similar political systems to the US have shown that a democratic yet effective response to the virus is possible.But to achieve it, the US will have to ask difficult questions about why nurses are having to wear garbage bags around their hands and feet in a first world nation to fight this virus. And why retail workers are given cheap plastic capes and proclaimed heroes even as they beg for some actual effective protection and monetary compensation. Why certain racial and ethnic groups are suffering more from the virus. Why a major corporation and it’s head have increased their net worth by close nearly a 30 billion USD while it’s warehouse workers die like flies. Why the wealthy have fled to their mansions while the poor must die in the streets to keep the economy functioning. Why both Democratic and Republican politicians are gearing their responses for their donors rather than the people. And why people are more angry at each other over the lockdown vs no lockdown debate rather than at the leaders who have pitted them against each other. And why the old and sick, those who protected us when we were vulnerable and those that God has charged us to protect, have been left to die in ramshackle nursing homes and ICUs in stark contrast to the values we hold dear.The answers will be difficult. But for your sake, I hope you have the patience and empathy to listen to each other and find a way out of this immense human tragedy to fight this plague together.Source: Opinion | 100,000: The Names Behind a Grim TollAdieu, farewell, earth’s bliss;This world uncertain is;Fond are life’s lustful joys;Death proves them all but toys;None from his darts can fly;I am sick, I must die.Lord, have mercy on us!Rich men, trust not in wealth,Gold cannot buy you health;Physic himself must fade.All things to end are made,The plague full swift goes by;I am sick, I must die.Lord, have mercy on us!Beauty is but a flowerWhich wrinkles will devour;Brightness falls from the air;Queens have died young and fair;Dust hath closed Helen’s eye.I am sick, I must die.Lord, have mercy on us!Strength stoops unto the grave,Worms feed on Hector’s brave;Swords may not fight with fate,Earth still holds ope her gate.“Come, come!” the bells do cry.I am sick, I must die.Lord, have mercy on us.Wit with his wantonnessTasteth death’s bitterness;Hell’s executionerHath no ears for to hearWhat vain art can reply.I am sick, I must die.Lord, have mercy on us.Haste, therefore, each degree,To welcome destiny;Heaven is our heritage,Earth but a player’s stage;Mount we unto the sky.I am sick, I must die.Lord, have mercy on us.Source: In Time of Plague [Adieu, farewell, earth’s… | Poetry Foundation

What are some of the lesser-known Indian Special Forces that are among the best in the world?For those who don't know :→ The Indian Armed Forces consist mainly of the:Indian Army. (IA)Indian Navy. (IN)Indian Air Force. (IAF)Indian Coast Guard. (ICC)Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF). (They consist of the following:)Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).Indi-Tibetan Police Force (ITBP).Border Security Force (BSF).Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).Paramilitary Forces of India. (Which consists of the following:)The Assam Rifles (AR).The Special Frontier Force (SFF).National Security Guard (NSG).Special Protection Group (SPG).NOTE: Now answering the question, I would like my readers to know that the data I have presented, may not be 100% accurate and depends on several articles I have read on the internet. I am open to corrections and feedback.I am aware of the fact that only the Para Commandoes, MARCOS and the Garud commandoes only have the “special force” status in the country; but I have included other individual force units as I believe that they are all well trained and have proved themselves in numerous operations. The reason I have included is that I believe they are well capable and deserve international recognition.The MARCOS.The MARCOS (is a special commando force unit of the Indian Navy. They are trained, organized and equipped for conducting special operations in the maritime environment. They are also specialized in counter-insurgency and hostage rescue operations. The MARCOS are known for training and conducting operations in the Jhelum river and the Wular Lake. The MARCOS are currently deployed in the insurgency-affected regions of J&K, conducting joint counter-insurgency operations along with the Indian Army and the CRPF.The MARCOS are also called the “Magarmach” (Crocodiles). They are also known as “Dandiwali Fauj” (Bearded Army).“The few, the fearless”.The Para (SF)The Para (SF) is the special forces unit of the Indian Army. It is attached to the Parachute (Para) Regiment. The Para(SF) is one of the most highly respected SF in India and the world.The Para(SF) consists of some of the most badass soldiers of the Indian Army. The Para(SF) is a special operations and special reconnaissance oriented SF. The Para(SF) were involved in Operation Bluestar, Operation Cactus, Operation Pawan, Operation Khukhri and Operation Rakshak.The Para(SF) is credited for conducting the Indo-Myanmar 2015 Surgical strikes, Indo-Myanmar Surgical strikes 2019 (Operation Sunrise) and the Indian Surgical strikes in Pakistan.“Men apart, every man a conqueror”.“Shatrujeet”.The Garud Commandos.The Garud Commandos are the Special Forces unit of the Indian Air Force. Formed in 2004, it has around 1500 active personnel. The name “Garud” derives from the Hindu king of the birds “Garuda”. They are mainly tasked with the protection of critical Air Bases of the IAF. The unit was formed after attempts by terrorists to target IAF bases in J&K.These commandoes are trained in counter-terrorism, airborne operations, unconventional warfare and foreign internal defence.Garuds have diverse responsibilities. Besides base protection force to protect airfields and key assets in hostile environments, some advanced Garud units are trained like Army Para Commandos and the Naval MARCOS to undertake missions deep behind enemy lines.Note: The security of IAF installations like radars, airfields and other establishments in border areas is generally performed by the Air Force Police and the Defence Security Corps (DSC).“Defence by Offence.”The Ghatak Force.Ghatak Force (meaning “killer/lethal” in Hindi) is a reconnaissance platoon that is present in each and every division Infantry Division in the Indian Army. Each platoon consists of 20 soldiers. They normally act as “shock troops”.They can be tasked to carry out tasks such as special reconnaissance, raids on enemy artillery positions, airfields, supply dumps and tactical headquarters. They are also capable of directing artillery and air attacks on targets deep within enemy lines.Subedar Major Yogendra Singh Yadav (Param Vir Chakra), was part of the Ghatak Platoon in the Tiger Hill Operation, in 1999 Kargil War. He is the youngest recipient of the award at just 19 years.The National Security Guard (NSG) / Black Cats.The National Security Guard is a counter-terrorism unit under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India. It was raised in 1984, following Operation Bluestar and the assassination of Indira Gandhi. They are also called the “Black Cats”, mainly due to their black uniform and their black cat insignia on their uniform.NSG’s core operational capability is provided by the Special Action Group (SAG) from the Indian Army. It is as a Federal Contingency Deployment Force to tackle all facets of terrorism in the country. They were involved in Operation Black Thunder, Operation Ashwamedh, Operation Black Tornado, Operation Vajra Shakthi and several other Combat Missions in J&K.Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan (Ashoka Chakra) was an NSG operative who sacrificed his life-saving hostages during Operation Black Tornado, during the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai. He was 31.“सर्वत्र सर्वोत्तम सुरक्षा”“Omnipresent omnipotent security”The Special Protection Group (SPG).The Special Protection Group (SPG) is an armed force which comes under the Home Ministry which is responsible for the protection of the PM of India and his/her immediate family members.Generally, SPG Special Agents assigned to the Prime Ministerial Security Detail wear black Western-style formal business suits, with dark sunglasses, a 2-way encrypted communication earpiece, and concealed handguns. Rarely, on traditional occasions, they wear safari suits to blend into the environment.SPG Uniformed Officers are dressed like Special operations commandos, with much more noticeable armament. Their personal equipment includes ultra-modern assault rifles, dark-visor goggles/sunglasses with inbuilt communication earpieces, bulletproof vests, gloves and elbow/knee pads.Members of the SPG are barred by the SPG Act, 1988, from contact with the media and from publishing or collaborating in the publication of "any book, letter or other documents".“शौर्यम् समर्पणम् सुरक्षणम्”“Bravery, Dedication, Security”.The Creek Crocodile Commandoes (BSF).The Creek Crocodile Commandoes are the specialised unit of the BSF. They are normally deployed for patrolling and carrying out operational duties in the Rann of Kutch.It’s a very difficult terrain to operate. First, most of the creek areas go under water during the high tide. During the low tide, the marshy land emerges with snakes and scorpions. Walking in that area is not easy. Also, the whole landscape changes during the high and low tides that occur twice a day. So, the view in the evening changes from that in the morning.The Creek Crocodile unit, currently guard the Sir Creek area, another unstable and disputed region between India and Pakistan.“जीवन पर्यन्त कर्तव्य.”“Duty Unto Death”.The CoBRA - Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (CRPF).The CoBRA is a specialised unit of the CRPF. Originally established to tackle Naxalites, it is proficient in guerilla tactics and warfare and can be to engage with any insurgent group engaging in asymmetrical warfare. CoBRA is ranked among one of India's most experienced and successful law enforcement units.The CoBRA at the present contains 10 battalions, with a total workforce of about 10,000 personnel. CoBRA, true to its training and competence have killed 61 Naxals and apprehended 866 suspects as well as recovered huge amount of arms, ammunition and explosives till 2011.“Service and Loyalty”.The Special Frontier Force - SFF (R&AW).The SFF is a paramilitary special force which was created initially to conduct covert operations beyond Chinese lines, in case of another Sino-Indian War. Also known as “Establishment 22” or just “22”. It is based in Uttrakhand. The SFF currently has around 10,000 active personnel.Not much is known about this secretive force. What makes this force really deadly, is that they do not take orders from the Indian Army, instead, they take orders from the Indian Intel Agency- Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW). What, this means is that the direct govt officials and the Indian Army, DO NOT know what the SFF is up to.Much info is held confidential and SFF personnel are not freely allowed to interact with the press.In 1975, a new rule pertaining to the SFF was issued, this prohibited the SFF from being deployed to within 10 km of the Indo-Chinese border unless under explicit instructions. → This came about after several incidents in which SFF was found to be conducting unsanctioned cross-border raids and intelligence operations.The SFF also played a very vital role in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.The next two units I will be writing about are part of the police forces of individual States. I am aware that every individual state police contains SWAT teams, but I am only mentioning 2 below.The Force One (Maharashtra Police).The Force One is a counter-insurgency unit established to guard the metropolitan area of Mumbai, formed on the lines of NSG. The unit was formed in the wake of the 26/11 attacks and was commissioned in 2009.The commandos of Force One are trained at Maharashtra Intelligence Academy and DRDO, in the use of sophisticated arms and explosives and are known for their rapid shooting skills. While the NSG has a regional hub in Mumbai, Force One is expected to be part of the initial response to a terror strike in Mumbai.“सद्रक्षणाय खलनिग्रहणाय) “.“To protect the good and to destroy the evil”The Thunderbolts (Kerala Police).The Kerala Thunderbolts are an elite commando force under the Kerala Police, set up under the directions of the Indian govt after the Mumbai attacks. The force has been set up to carry out counter-insurgency operations in the state of Kerala. It is modelled after the SPG and the NSG and is trained to engage in air, water and land.A Thunderbolt team carried out a combing operation in the Malappuram district of Kerala, following reports of sighting of Maoist insurgents in February 2013.In March 2013, a 30-member Thunderbolt team was involved in a counterinsurgency combing operatio in search of suspected Maoist insurgents in Kannur.The Thunderbolts are also credited for the killing of the dreaded Maoist leader Kuppu Devaraj.“Swift, Strong and Secure”.Jai Hind!Arjun J Menon (അർജ്ജുൻ ജെ മേനോൻ) ✍EDIT 1: As Harsh B. Mishra sir said in the comment section, the pictures I had posted as Garud commandoes and the Ghatak force were wrong. It has been corrected.