Rajnath too reviews situation
NEW DELHI, May 9:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting with the top defence establishment today to take stock of the security situation.
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With conflict between India and Pakistan heating up, Modi met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, and the three service chiefs and the Chief of Defence Staff to strategise over the future course of action.
The conflict with Pakistan has intensified with the Armed Forces responding proportionately and adequately to Pakistani attempts to target Indian installations on the intervening night of May 8 and 9.
Earlier in the day, Modi held interactions with veterans, including former chiefs of the three services, taking their feedback on the current situation.
Meanwhile, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today carried out a comprehensive review of the national security scenario with the top military leadership, a day after Pakistan’s attempts to target Indian military installations were repelled.
Every aspect of the evolving security situation was discussed in the meeting, it is learnt.
The meeting was attended by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Air Chief Marshal A P Singh, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh.
India last night neutralised Pakistan military’s attempt to hit military stations in Jammu, Pathankot, Udhampur and some other locations with missiles and drones.
“Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a high-level meeting to review the security situation along the western border and operational preparedness of the Indian armed forces,” a Defence Ministry spokesperson said. (PTI)
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