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No gaps in defence preparedness, govt tells Parl committee

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June 18, 2025

There are no gaps in India's defence preparedness and efforts have been made to ramp up logistical provisions for the armed forces, a parliamentary committee was informed on Tuesday, even as opposition lawmakers expressed concern over China's strong support to Pakistan and sought to know the details of the budgetary allocation for defence, people aware of the details said.

- Rezaul H Laskar and Smriti Kak Ramachandran

NEW DELHI:

The committee was also informed about New Delhi's Indian Ocean strategy and the efforts being made to secure the seas, in the wake of strategic challenges such as threats to maritime traffic, piracy and terrorism and China's growing footprint in the region by undertaking several infrastructure projects focusing on ports, airport and logistics sector.

Several lawmakers raised the issue of expatriation of Indians stuck in war-torn Iran.

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