Jaitley, NSA, service chiefs review security challenges

NEW DELHI: India’s external security challenges, evolving regional power play as well as threat of terrorism were today deliberated at a meeting attended by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, NSA Ajit Doval and the three service chiefs.

The Unified Commanders’ Conference, an annual forum to take stock of the country’s security preparedness, is also understood to have discussed the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and issues relating to maritime domain.

In his address on the first day of the two-day congregation, Jaitley is learnt to have expressed satisfaction over the level of preparedness by the Army, Navy and the Indian Air Force to deal with any security challenge facing the country. (AGENCIES)