Para SF & NSG Officer Who Posed as a Militant | Col Kaushal Kashyap

Para SF and NSG officer Col Kaushal Kashyap, a Shaurya Chakra awardee who commanded the NSG's anti-hijack 52 Special Action Group, on posing as a militant during counter-insurgency operations and how India fights hijackers. From NDA and the 3 Jat battalion that came close to Lahore in the 1965 Battle of Dograi, to 21 Para (Special Forces), the unit behind the raid that opens the film Uri, and command of 52 SAG. Counter-insurgency in Manipur and the Northeast: a camp assault through more than 2,000 IEDs, a rare hand-to-hand fight, being shot in his first six months of service, and walking in unarmed to meet a militant commander while posing as a militant. NSG training, the difference between 51 and 52 SAG, what changed after 26/11, and counter-hijack lessons from Egypt's Unit 777, the Pan Am Karachi hijack, the GIGN Marseille assault and the 1993 Amritsar operation his unit carried out. The 2016 Anti-Hijacking Act, sky marshals, chemical threats on aircraft, and why he tells passengers not to wait for commandos. An English-language Indian Army podcast on special forces life, fear and survival instinct. Chapters 00:00 Introduction: Para SF, NSG and anti-hijack operations 01:57 His journey: NDA, 3 Jat and the NSG's 52 SAG 05:16 Childhood: a tiger in Arunachal and no pull to the forces 10:11 NDA, IMA and the 1947 Baramulla lesson 19:01 Facing Pakistan on the LoC: firefights and artillery 20:49 Serving in the Northeast 23:16 Why the Northeast is doing better today 24:31 Left-wing extremism and today's problem areas 26:18 How an insurgency can end 27:03 Three generations of insurgency 27:59 Access to arms in the Northeast 29:57 His unit's raid that opens the film Uri 33:41 Border security and infiltration 34:22 Special forces vs NSG: roles and a WWII radar raid 38:37 Para SF probation and NSG selection training 42:27 Joint training abroad and technology 43:47 His most difficult operation: IEDs in Manipur 47:55 A real hand-to-hand fight 49:19 Survival instinct 50:49 Para Brigade traditions 51:32 Posing as a militant 56:18 Living a cover story: language, hierarchy, backstory 57:49 Fear in special forces 1:00:20 Shot in his first six months, and never losing a man 1:02:13 Surprise encounters and an IED trap 1:08:42 If 26/11 happens again: NSG readiness and what changed 1:12:09 NSG 51 vs 52 Special Action Group 1:14:05 Why counter-hijack ops are so delicate: Egypt, Karachi and Marseille 1:19:13 The 1993 Amritsar counter-hijack operation 1:21:44 Chemical and new threats on aircraft 1:25:13 The 2016 Anti-Hijacking Act and sky marshals 1:29:10 Don't wait for commandos: passengers who fought back 1:31:24 Rapid fire and advice for the youth Watch next: the Flydubai FZ1073 hijack story:    • FlyDubai Hijacking: The Full Story With Re...   #KaushalKashyap #NSG #SpecialForces Business queries: team.adityagoell@gmail.com