@Abingdonboy
Today i got in touch with my friend whose pictures i posted last year(Ex RR/Ghatak guy).
So while asking him about the problems in INSAS i like always asked him about when he is planning to go for the probation period of PARA SF.We started talking about SF when he raised the topic of Vikas unit(he called it that).
I asked him about his interaction with any members he said last year while he was in Jammu he happened to meet 2 guys unusually dressed at the lunch table.(they were not wearing the ribbons and there were no epaulettes)
He went closer to them and asked them..Buddy,Why didnt you wear the ribbons?
One of those guys replied..Is that a problem?
He said..No,I am just curious because i cant guess if you are a officer or a jawan.
Then the guy said..No,we are from Vikas Unit and went away.
He dint have a clue what it was and i also used to ask him about SFF and SG which no one knows exists.
He says he then called up his friend in Para and asked them about Vikas Unit and finally came to know what it was.
Months later he was traveling to a location in the Himalayas(cant disclose it) when he came across guys carrying out drills but looking very different than the normal guys.He asked the Gate sentry if the guys are PARA but the sentry replied...No it is the Vikas unit.
He says less than 1% of the regular Army knows about Vikas Unit.It is not known as the SFF in the Army.
I asked him about the need to have a unit like this when the PARA SF exists but he didnt give a clear answer and said wait for 10 more years and you would know.(he was joking as he has 10 years left in the Army).
But he said that Vikas unit has a war time primary purpose and a secondary purpose.It is doing its secondary purpose but the primary purpose is such that the unit rightfully exists.
I asked him what purpose does PARA SF serve then and he says PARA SF is for special missions and that too for mostly on the Pak border.And then i said what about Vikas unit and he says i am sharing too much and changed the topic.
This guy is a soldier and does not have access to top secret info.His views(what he shared) are based on his interaction with PARA SF guys(he made friends with in Kashmir).
But what i can guess is that there is some secret base where Vikas unit is stationed(obviously) and there is a secret base where PHANTOMs are sent(as we know)...SO,there is the mother of all SF base in India comprising of NSG,SG and PARA SF.(or others)
Secondly,what i felt like is that the Vikas unit is trained for some high value targets but in a smaller team in a conventional war.
Whats your take?