US State Dept highlights 'mission-defining challenge' during Jaishankar's New York visit in Nov last year https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=66858 Facing grounded flights during a government shutdown, DSS implemented a contingency protection plan to transport External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar from the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge to Manhattan via a 416-mile interstate motorcade. The mission mobilised 27 agents from Dignitary Protection, NYFO, and BFRO, emphasised route planning, driver-rotation fatigue management, and continuity of protection despite adverse conditions, and coordinated with the Indian mission, RCMP, and US Customs and Border Protection; K9 screening prompted an explosive-ordnance disposal inspection of the armoured vehicle. en-us Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:46:03 +0530 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:46:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator US State Dept highlights 'mission-defining challenge' during Jaishankar's New York visit in Nov last year https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=66858 Facing grounded flights during a government shutdown, DSS implemented a contingency protection plan to transport External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar from the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge to Manhattan via a 416-mile interstate motorcade. The mission mobilised 27 agents from Dignitary Protection, NYFO, and BFRO, emphasised route planning, driver-rotation fatigue management, and continuity of protection despite adverse conditions, and coordinated with the Indian mission, RCMP, and US Customs and Border Protection; K9 screening prompted an explosive-ordnance disposal inspection of the armoured vehicle. News - Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:46:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=66858