10-05-2006, 09:57 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>India reviews Pakistan's military capabilities </b>
Pioneer News Service | New Delhi
Report to be submitted to Prime Minister soon
<b>The strategic environment in the Indian sub-continent and the military capabilities of neighbours like Pakistan were reviewed here on Wednesday by a panel headed by Cabinet Secretary BK Chaturvedi. </b>This exhaustive assessment will form part of his report to the top political leadership, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and enable the decision-makers to form the required policies.
<b>The two-hour long meeting in the Ministry of Defence along with a detailed presentation of Pakistan's military capabilities and the Indian operational preparedness was attended by Army chief General JJ Singh, Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi, Defence Secretary Shekhar Dutt, Home Secretary VK Duggal and senior bureaucrats of Defence and Home Ministries. </b>
While there was no official comment about the meeting, it's learnt that there was a possibility that bilateral talks between India and Pakistan could resume after the holy month of Ramazan. <b>The political leadership, however, wanted to keep itself updated about Pakistan's capabilities and India's operational preparedness, sources said.
Incidentally, this high level interaction will be followed by a presentation to the Prime Minister on October 16 by the military top brass during the combined commanders' conference. The briefing will cover all aspects of the situation around India and the threat perception. The PM will also be informed about the state and pace of modernisation and upgradation in the Armed Forces and their projections. </b>
<b>The Cabinet Secretary's meeting also saw the defence brass informing him about India's defence readiness and its strengths and weak points as compared to Pakistan's military strength. This included its inventory of tanks, planes, ships and other weapon platforms besides its plans for modernisation and acquisitions from countries like USA. </b>
Pakistan's order of battle (ORBAT) and India's ORBAT were also matched in the meeting with a detailed briefing on the operational positions and deployment of each other's fleet of Air Force, Navy and Army positions. The participants also reviewed the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied- Kashmir (POK) with special focus on military aspects and Siachen Glacier. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Pioneer News Service | New Delhi
Report to be submitted to Prime Minister soon
<b>The strategic environment in the Indian sub-continent and the military capabilities of neighbours like Pakistan were reviewed here on Wednesday by a panel headed by Cabinet Secretary BK Chaturvedi. </b>This exhaustive assessment will form part of his report to the top political leadership, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and enable the decision-makers to form the required policies.
<b>The two-hour long meeting in the Ministry of Defence along with a detailed presentation of Pakistan's military capabilities and the Indian operational preparedness was attended by Army chief General JJ Singh, Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi, Defence Secretary Shekhar Dutt, Home Secretary VK Duggal and senior bureaucrats of Defence and Home Ministries. </b>
While there was no official comment about the meeting, it's learnt that there was a possibility that bilateral talks between India and Pakistan could resume after the holy month of Ramazan. <b>The political leadership, however, wanted to keep itself updated about Pakistan's capabilities and India's operational preparedness, sources said.
Incidentally, this high level interaction will be followed by a presentation to the Prime Minister on October 16 by the military top brass during the combined commanders' conference. The briefing will cover all aspects of the situation around India and the threat perception. The PM will also be informed about the state and pace of modernisation and upgradation in the Armed Forces and their projections. </b>
<b>The Cabinet Secretary's meeting also saw the defence brass informing him about India's defence readiness and its strengths and weak points as compared to Pakistan's military strength. This included its inventory of tanks, planes, ships and other weapon platforms besides its plans for modernisation and acquisitions from countries like USA. </b>
Pakistan's order of battle (ORBAT) and India's ORBAT were also matched in the meeting with a detailed briefing on the operational positions and deployment of each other's fleet of Air Force, Navy and Army positions. The participants also reviewed the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied- Kashmir (POK) with special focus on military aspects and Siachen Glacier. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->