Exercise Tarkash 2024
Source: Times of India
GS III: Internal Security
Overview
- About Excercise Tarkash
- National Security Guard (NSG)
- What is the purpose of Exercise Tarkash?
- CBRN TERROR RESPONSE
Why in the News?
The India-U.S joint exercise in conducting coordinated operations in urban counter-terrorism contingencies will conclude in Kolkata.
About Excercise Tarkash 2024
- Which country conducted the exercise Tarkash 2024?
- This is the seventh edition of the Indo-U.S. joint exercise Tarkash.
- Between the elite National Security Guard (NSG) and the U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF).
- The three-week exercise encompassed intense training and mock drills in urban counter-terrorism scenarios.
National Security Guard (NSG)
- The National Security Guard (NSG) is India’s elite counter-terrorism unit.
- Formed to combat terrorist activities with the highest level of professionalism and precision.
- Following Operation Blue Star and the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the NSG has been a pivotal force in safeguarding the nation against various internal threats.
Facts and Figures
- Formation: The NSG was officially raised on October 16, 1984.
- Parent Ministry: It operates under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Motto: “Sarvatra Sarvottam Suraksha” (Omnipresent Supreme Security).
- Personnel: The NSG is a mix of army and police personnel, often referred to as Black Cats due to their distinctive black uniform.
- Structure: The NSG is divided into two main components:
- Special Action Group (SAG): Comprising army personnel, responsible for counter-terrorism and special operations.
- Special Ranger Group (SRG): Comprising personnel from central armed police forces and state police, tasked with VIP security and sensitive installations.
What is the purpose of Exercise Tarkash 2024?
- Involved sharing of best practices, tactics, techniques and procedures over a wide spectrum of counter-terror operations.
- Counter-terror operations in urban environments including close-quarter battles, building intervention drills, hostage rescue operations, surveillance, long-range sniping and planning complex operations involving multiple targets in multiple locations.
- Improving bilateral cooperation between India and the US in matters relating to combating terrorism.
- In 2023 this exercise focused on CBRN TERROR RESPONSE.
- CBRN means Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear.
CBRN TERROR RESPONSE
- Training and strategies used against CBRN are called CBRN terror response.
- The risk of CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear) weapons or materials being used by non-state actors for terrorism or crime is a major concern today.
- This can be used by non-state actors for terrorism purposes and causing internal disturbance.
Where has CRBN been used recently?
- In 2017 CRBN was used in Syria.
- The attack using Sarin Gas killed 100 people.
- In the recent war between Ukraine and Russia, chemical attacks were done in the Kharkiv region.
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