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PARA COMMANDOS

Description

 

Para Commando battalions are the Indian Army’s premier special forces units. Their mandate includes missions such as direct action, hostage rescue, special reconnaissance, foreign internal defense and personnel recovery. Para Commandos are generally selected from within the Parachute Regiment.

 

 

 

PRIMAL Assessment

 

Although not as well equipped as comparable Western SOF units, the Para Commandos have a distinguished operational history. Notable operations have included a short notice counter-coup deployment against Tamil rebels in the Maldives, a rescue operation against RUF elements in Sierra Leone, and treacherous mountain raids during the Kargil conflict.