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In the first one-to-one meeting with Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta here at the South Block since the Mumbai attacks claimed that over 190 lives, Antony also learned from the former about Navy's fresh measures to tighten the security apparatus along India's 7,516-km long coastline.
"The Defence Minister had an hour-long meeting with the Navy chief today to discuss the security situation and to seek the details of how the terrorists entered the Mumbai coast undetected to carry out the dastardly attack," Defence Ministry sources told PTI here.
The two also discussed measures for tightening the security apparatus by increasing sea patrol by the warships and means for better coordination among the Navy, Coast Guard and the state coastal police forces, sources said.
Admiral Mehta, sources said, informed the Defence Minister that the Navy had not obtained any specific intelligence on the Mumbai terror strikes and that they had given a befitting response by apprehending the fishing trawlers that brought the terrorists to the Mumbai coast.
The Minister sought details from the Navy chief on its preparedness to prevent recurrences of such terror attacks and to handle eventualities.
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Why did you ask NAVY chief?? If you minister do the same concentration on Govt. instead of your business(BCCI,Ship company), many things would have been avoided and now you are blaming the navy and military?? Now you started targeting the security forces..you sonia
Well done Mr. Antony. Saint Sonia booted out Patil, who is from the useless community. But you have bravely blamed the navy who is under your control. Kudos to Sonia ji for supporting noble Christian minister like you and increasing seclallularsim.
Patil is useless you say.He is a good man but not efficient.Our country is a secular country,so no need of your bias against Christians.We are equally Indian as you.
you seems to be an RSS man. Christians are less communal people on earth. You hindu man learn from us and lead a good life. you are filled with hatred to other religion. Please clean your head.
How many more attacks on Indian soil would it take the government to put the people’s interest first? It is time for the end of politics as usual. It is time for the old bureaucracy to step aside and make way for innovative solutions to our modern challenges. It is time for change!
in nutshell Intelligence agencies have totally let the nation down and many heads should role. Why we are still not hanging Afzal Guru? Are we trying to create a world of Lapses? First hang Afzal Guru then ask Pak for wanted terrorists and in the meanwhile stop Samjauta Train and close Muzzafrabad route. More than 200 people have died and among them are elite officers as well. The real homage to the dead will be Hanging of Guru. But to do so government should have a the will to do so.
Does the Defence Minister has any right to ask the Navy an explaination now ?? What was he doing as a Defence Minister before ?? Napping ????????????What is he Defence Minister for ????????