Foreign Study Tour (FST) of PLSC Batch 01: Strengthening Leadership and International Policing Perspectives
2082-09-29
A twelve-day Foreign
Study Tour (FST) to New Delhi, India, 29 December 2025 to 9 January 2026, was a
successful event organized by the Nepal Police Staff College as part of the
Police Leadership and Staff Course (PLSC), Batch 01. The tour was led by SSP Ved
Bista and included a delegation of twenty-five members, which included
instructing staffs, admin officers and student officers.The main goal of the
FST was to provide experiential learning by direct exposure to the
organizational structures, requirements and working practices of leading Indian
law-enforcement and security agencies. The curriculum emphasized leadership,
professional competence, comparative institutional learning and international
cooperation.The delegation also
paid a visit to some of the leading institutions such as the Embassy of Nepal
in New Delhi, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Headquarters, CBI Academy,
Delhi Police Headquarters, National Security Guard (NSG) Academy, Bureau of
Police Research and Development (BPR&D), Central Detective Training
Institute (CDTI), the Presidential Office and Residence and the Parliament
House of India. Cultural and historical landmarks were also visited as part of
the program, which led to cultural awareness and team building.Important meetings were
held with senior officials, such as His Excellency Dr. Shankar Prasad Sharma,
Major General Vikash Choudhary (IG, NSG Academy) and Commissioner of Delhi
Police, senior IPS officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Bureau
of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) and Central Detective Training
Institute (CDTI). The participants gained useful knowledge on investigative
techniques, cyber and digital forensics, counter-terrorism training, community
policing, managing the public order, research-based policing and
technology-based emergency-response systems.The tour emphasized the
importance of professional policing culture, institutional autonomy,
policy-making based on research, integrated control and communication centers
and specialized training institutions. The learning experience was
significantly enhanced by exposure to high-end forensic laboratories, real-time
policing technologies and leadership-based organizational practices.Overall, the FST
contributed significantly to the capacity building of officers, strengthening
their leadership, analytical thinking and professional confidence. On the organizational
level, it provided useful standards of modernisation, training improvement,
research focus and future inter-agency cooperation.
The FST is an important
academic and professional achievement of the Nepal Police Staff College, which
reiterates its dedication to developing competent, ethical and visionary police
leaders by exposing them to international exposure and learning.
