Prakash Singh

Shri Prakash Singh, who has held the appointments of Director General of the Border Security Force, and as well as that of the Uttar Pradesh and Assam Police, has been a crusader for this cause.

Contributions

KPS Gill: Tribute to a Supercop

May 31, 2017 Prakash Singh

Kanwar Pal Singh Gill has been hailed as one of the most successful fighters against terrorism. He vanquished what was one of the most lethal and one of the most devastating terrorist movements in the history of the world. He has also been criticized...

Tags: Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism, CRPF, KPS Gill, Supercop, Punjab, JF Ribeiro, Governor

Naga Accord: Challenges Remain

August 13, 2015 Prakash Singh

“Today, we mark not merely the end of a problem, but the beginning of a new future.” Thus spake the Prime Minister on August 3, after the Naga Peace Accord was signed in New Delhi. The terms of agreement were not released – only the framework w...

Tags: North-East Insurgency, National Security and Strategic Studies

VIF Papers

Internal Security and Police Reforms

October 03, 2016 Prakash Singh

Policing in contemporary India has turned into a major challenge, This challenge requires the evolution of new policing culture, better training, comprehensive modernisation and astute personnel management. However, efforts made towards that directio...

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Jammu & Kashmir, Internal Security, Islamic State, North East, Police Reforms, Left-wing extremism

India Internal Security Challenges and Responses

June 19, 2013 Prakash Singh

Kautilya wrote in the Arthashastra that a state could be at risk from four different kinds of threats – internal, external, externally-aided internal and internally-aided external. The internal security scenario in India has a mix of all the shades...

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Jammu & Kashmir, Terrorism, Leftwing Extremism, North-East Insurgency, Border and Coastal Security, Ilegal Immigration