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Indian Army Special Forces
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Indian_Army_Special_Forces
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
Special Forces Unit
gptkbp:armament
gptkb:SIG_Sauer_716
gptkb:AK-47
gptkb:INSAS_rifle
gptkb:Tavor_X95
gptkbp:awards
gptkb:Kirti_Chakra
gptkb:Shaurya_Chakra
gptkb:Ashoka_Chakra
gptkbp:commandStructure
Directorate General of Military Operations
gptkbp:country
gptkb:India
gptkbp:established
1966
gptkbp:headquarters
gptkb:New_Delhi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Indian Army Special Forces
gptkbp:insignia
Balidaan Badge
gptkbp:motto
gptkb:Balidaan
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:SF
gptkb:Para_SF
gptkbp:notableCommander
Lt. Col. Megh Singh
Lt. Gen. P.C. Katoch
gptkbp:notableEngagement
gptkb:UN_Peacekeeping_Missions
gptkb:Operation_Cactus
gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_wars
gptkb:Kargil_War
Counter-insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
Operation Khukri
gptkbp:notableOperation
gptkb:Operation_Blue_Star
gptkb:Operation_Pawan
Surgical Strikes (2016)
gptkbp:notableUnit
gptkb:Para_(Special_Forces)
Cobra (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action)
National Security Guard (NSG)
Special Frontier Force (SFF)
gptkbp:parentOrganization
gptkb:Indian_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:partOf
Indian Army
gptkbp:primaryUse
gptkb:Mahindra_Marksman
Tata LSV
gptkbp:role
Counter-terrorism
Direct action
Special operations
Unconventional warfare
Hostage rescue
Reconnaissance
gptkbp:selectionProcess
Highly rigorous
gptkbp:selectionRate
Less than 10%
gptkbp:trainer
3 years (approximate for full qualification)
Special Forces Training School, Nahan
gptkbp:uniform
Maroon beret
gptkbp:website
https://indianarmy.nic.in
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:ETA_(Army_Special_Forces)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7