''Nation better prepared to tackle 26/11-type attacks'' -Governance Now

''Nation better prepared to tackle 26/11-type attacks''

IAF chief refused to comment on withdrawal of AFSPA from parts of J&K

PTI | November 25, 2010

On the eve of the second anniversary of the 26/11 terror attacks, IAF chief air chief marshal P V Naik today said the country was "now much better prepared" to tackle Mumbai-type strikes.

"The armed forces were prepared then (26/11) and even now there is no change (in readiness). But as a country, we are now much better prepared (to tackle Mumbai-type terror strikes)," Naik told reporters on sidelines of an event on O-Zone depleting substances here.

He was replying to queries on the armed forces' preparations to prevent Mumbai-style terror attacks.

On calls for dilution or withdrawal of the armed forces special powers act (AFSPA) from parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Naik said he had no comments to offer, as it was a Home Ministry issue.

But, the IAF chief said, he had already expressed his reservations on the matter earlier and there was no change in his stand on AFSPA now.

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