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| Guarding India's sea more challengi |
| Guarding India's sea more challenging post-26/11: Antony
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| INDIA
, 29-April-2010
9:23:14 AM |
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Defence Minister A K Antony on Thursday said that in the aftermath of the November 2008 Mumbai terror attack, the challenge to guard India’s sea lanes has increased considerably.
Speaking after the commissioning of the INS Shivalik, country’s first indigenous stealth frigate here, Antony said the Indian Navy’s challenge to protect the country’s sea lanes has increased as the situation across the region is becoming more and more tenuous and dangerous.
“Sea routes in the past also faced threats, now after 26/11 Mumbai attacks, security situation around us and the Indian Ocean and far-off, it is becoming more and more sensitive,” Antony said.
He underlined that piracy is fast becoming a menace in the high seas of the region, and said the Indian Navy must be prepared to take on the challenge with full force in order to protect commercial interests also
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