India | Posted on Jan 05, 2009 at 07:23pm IST

Antony reviews security preparedness with NSA

New Delhi: With Pakistan unrelenting on India's demands for action against terror groups and in view of the recent Assam blasts, Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday reviewed the nation's security preparedness with National Security Adviser M K Narayanan.

"The Defence Minister held a meeting with the NSA to review the security situation," Defence Ministry officials said.

The three Services chiefs Admiral Sureesh Mehta, Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major and Army chief General Deepak Kapoor, apart from Defence Secretary Vijay Singh participated in the discussions, officials said.

During the meeting, the Minister asked the officials and officers to make a presentation on the current security scenario and the threat perceptions, and discussed the preparedness of the armed forces in tackling them, officials added.

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