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‘Howdy Modi’ and Trump: How secure are the world’s two most powerful leaders?

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On September 22nd when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump address a strong gathering of more than 50,000 Indian-Americans at the NRG stadium, Houston, Texas state, will be an event of a lifetime. Two powerful leaders at the same venue. Obviously, the security arrangements have to be world class.

The NRG Stadium has a sitting capacity for approximately 72,000 people.

Imagine you are a US Secret Service agent and you have been entrusted with securing an event that will witness the coming together of the leaders from the world’s two largest democracies. Additionally, you will be working alongside the Houston Police Department and the stadium authorities. What arrangements do you think you make?

Let us look at some of the points.

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Securing the entry and exit points

It is firstly important to secure the entry and exit points. The stadium has four main entry and exitpoints. The NRG stadium authorities have banned many common use items such as back packs and liquids above 100 ml from being taken inside the stadium.

Visitors and their belongings shall be subjected to intense security checks. The gates at the venue will open at 0730 hours and shall be open till 1000 hours when the event is expected to start. The event will conclude till 1300 hours approximately. Owing to the sensitive security situation, visitors are advised to reach the venue well in advance and be seated ahead of the start of the event.

Security Sweep of the venue and surrounding areas

This is a complex and time-consuming process which is nevertheless the most important aspect of security. Each and every corner of the stadium will have to be checked for presence of hazardous materials. All employees, performing artists and organizers will have to get their credentials verified and non-essential staff will be asked to leave before the start of the event. This will involve many processes and multiple teams will be formed and assigned specific tasks to carry out. At the venue, all articles such as food items, liquids, mike systems and other logistics related items will be checked thoroughly.

The US secret service will be on guard to ensure that drones, balloons and other unmanned aircrafts do not pose a threat to the stadium. They will have a team on standby to ensure that NBC (Nuclear, Biological and Chemical) agents do not enter the stadium through flying objects or through any other manner.

The US Secret Service is also trained in ensuring close quarter protection to the leaders who will be interacting closely with the members of the audience. This is a tricky area and it sends most agencies into a dizzy.

The police along with the secret service will also be mobilizing large number of personnel to ensure crowd management and this is normally an area which is unpredictable. The authorities will have to guard against stampede like situations and panic like situations. In this regard a contingency and evacuation plan is being planned to deal with any eventuality.

Outside the stadium

The Sniper Teams of the secret service will have to secure various vantage points and guard against potential threats.

As various protests are being planned to disrupt the event by Pakistan and its stooges, the police will be stationed in big numbers outside the venue to ensure they no such people are allowed anywhere close to the stadium. It was only last month that these vandals attacked the Indian High Commission and vandalized it twice.

A local command centre is being set up outside the venue to monitor CCTV’S that have been strategically placed in the stadium.

Security of the Prime Minister while in the US

Ahead of PM’s visit, normally a joint team comprising of officials of the Ministry of External Affairs and the Special Protection Group (SPG) visit the venue and liaison with the US Secret Service and the local police.

The SPG along with the Secret Service will form part of the first layer of close protection of the PM followed by the local Houston police team as part of the outer cordon.

The PM shall also be traveling in a bullet proof vehicle provided by the US Government.

The next few days we will witness security agencies from both the nations working over-time in securing the venue and ensuring that the event is world class.

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