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Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)

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Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) is an Indian paramilitary force deployed along its borders with Nepal and Bhutan. It is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). It is deployed in difficult terrains like Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh and in Sikkim. It has also served on missions abroad.

The force was originally set up under the name Special Service Bureau in 1963 in the aftermath of the Sino-Indian War to strengthen India's border areas against enemy operations.