India has several Special Forces (SF) units, with the various branches of the Indian Armed Forces having their own separate special forces units. The Para SF of the Indian Army, MARCOS of the Indian Navy and the Garud Commando Force of the Indian Air Force. There are other special forces which are not controlled by the military, but operate under civilian organisations, such as the National Security Guard under the Home Ministry and the Special Group under the Research and Analysis Wing, the external intelligence agency of India.[1] Small groups from the military SF units are deputed in the Armed Forces Special Operations Division, a unified command and control structure.[2]
R&AW, has separate special forces under its control, namely the Special Group and the Special Frontier Force. COBRA commandos are special guerrilla warfare fighter of CRPF known for their jungle fighting tactics India's only jungle warriors special force