NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh late Saturday met the top defence brass and reviewed the security preparedness in the aftermath of the Mumbai terrorist attacks, well-placed sources said.
The high-level meeting was also attended by Defence Minister AK Antony, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan and the three services' chiefs - army chief General Deepak Kapoor, navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta and air force chief Air Chief Marshal Fali H. Major, the sources said.
During the three-hour meeting at South Block, the prime minister evaluated the security preparedness across the country and the troop response, they said.
The exercise came a day after India put its armed forces on high alert.
"The army, navy and air force, which were already on alert, were Friday put on high alert," a defence source said on condition of anonymity.
On Thursday, Defence Minister Antony had reviewed the security environment along the land and maritime borders in a meeting with the three service chiefs and the defence secretary.
"The services were asked to put a suitable mechanism in place to ensure proper analysis and follow-up of all relevant inputs. The security of vital coastal and offshore assets was discussed with a view to ensuring that these remained fully secured," defence spokesman Sitanshu Kar had then said.
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