Armed forces fully prepared

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, OCT. 8. The armed forces are fully vigilant and have drawn up contingency plans following U.S.-led air strikes against the Taliban in Afghan cities, senior officers of the armed forces said today.

Their readiness to counter any eventuality was conveyed to the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, when he visited the office of the Director-General of Military Operations (DGMO) in the Defence Ministry for an hour on Sunday evening to acquaint himself with the ground preparations and deployment of U.S.-led forces in the region.

Further corroboration came from the Air Chief Marshal A.Y. Tipnis who said that contingency plans had been prepared to deal with any situation after the U.S.-led forces attacked Afghanistan but he declined to elaborate. Terming the challenges facing India due to the air strikes on Afghanistan as more political than military, the Air Chief, however, said that the country's armed forces were fully prepared.

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