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Delhi Deploys 35,000 Personnel for BRICS Summit Security
Delhi is hosting a two-day meeting called the BRICS Summit.
Many important leaders, including Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Masoud Pezeshkian, are attending.
The city has sent nearly 35,000 police and security personnel to protect them.
Special guards, cameras, sniffer dogs and anti-drone equipment are being used.
Roads may be temporarily closed or redirected when the leaders travel.
Some flights and flight training have also been restricted around Delhi.
Four Tibetan protesters were detained near the summit venue after displaying flags and banners.
Other Tibetan groups held a peaceful march to protest Xi Jinping’s visit and China’s policies in Tibet.
Nearly 35,000 police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed across Delhi for the two-day BRICS Summit.
Operation BRICS Kavach includes NSG commandos, SWAT teams, anti-drone systems and more than 500 facial-recognition CCTV cameras.
Security has been tightened around 11 luxury hotels, Bharat Mandapam and routes used by visiting leaders.
Flight training is restricted across seven states from Friday morning until Sunday night, with limited exceptions for authorized aircraft.
Police detained four Tibetan protesters near Bharat Mandapam, while a larger peaceful march took place in Majnu Ka Tila.
- Who
- Delhi Police, paramilitary forces, NSG commandos and other security teams are protecting BRICS delegates, including Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Masoud Pezeshkian.
- What
- Authorities have launched a multilayered security operation for the BRICS Summit and imposed related traffic, flight and protest restrictions.
- Where
- Security measures cover Bharat Mandapam, 11 hotels, Delhi’s major routes and airports within a 300-kilometre radius of the capital.
- When
- The two-day summit begins Saturday; heightened security and flight restrictions run from Friday through Sunday.
- Why
- The measures are intended to protect visiting world leaders, secure the summit and manage large motorcades and demonstrations.
Security Authorities
Tibetan Protesters
Summit security and movement controls
Security Authorities
Authorities say extensive security, route restrictions and flight controls are necessary to protect visiting leaders and manage their motorcades.
Tibetan Protesters
Pro-Tibet protesters objected to the visit of Xi Jinping and used banners and flags to call attention to Tibet-related grievances.
China and Tibet
Security Authorities
Officials focused on securing the summit and did not publicly endorse the protesters’ demands in the reports.
Tibetan Protesters
The Students for a Free Tibet group called on BRICS leaders to condemn what it described as China’s occupation of Tibet and human rights violations, and raised concerns about projects on Tibetan rivers and activity along the Indo-Tibetan border.
Key facts
- Security personnel
- Nearly 35,000 police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed.
- Security operation
- The plan is called Operation BRICS Kavach.
- Surveillance
- More than 500 CCTV cameras with facial-recognition features are in use.
- Protected locations
- Eleven major luxury hotels are hosting visiting world leaders and delegations.
- Flight restrictions
- Flying training is prohibited in seven states from 7 a.m. Friday until 11 p.m. Sunday.
- Protest detention
- Police said four members of a pro-Tibet group were detained near Bharat Mandapam.
- Additional protest
- Around 250–300 Tibetan Youth Congress members and Tibetan nationals held a peaceful march in Majnu Ka Tila.
Quotes
Students for a Free Tibet member
A member of the Students for a Free Tibet group describing the detentions
“A group of people had unfurled banners and flags of Tibet, protesting the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The police reached the spot and detained people. We are in touch with our lawyers for further process.”
telegraphindia.com
“Security arrangements have been stepped up ahead of the summit, with a four-layer security cordon for visiting world leaders. Special security measures are in place for Putin, Xi and Pezeshkian.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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