Central Police Forces The centre maintains various central armed police forces and paramilitary forces, of which four guardbIndia's borders, and three perform specialised tasks. These are: Assam Rifles (AR) : Guards India's borders with Myanmar. Border Security Force (BSF): Guards India's borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. Indo Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP): Guards the border with China. Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB): Guards India's borders with Nepal and Bhutan. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF): Provides security to critical infrastructure installations, such as airports, atomic power plants, defence production units and oil fields. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF): Deployed for law and order, counter-insurgency, anti-naxal and communal violence operations. National Security Guards (NSG): Specialised in carrying out counter-terrorism, counter-hijacking and hostage-rescue operations. In addition, it provides VIP security and securit...