“I think we are improving and definitely much better than probably what we were prepared in the earlier years. So, ultimately it comes with situation, each situation differs. But I think we are quite well prepared,” he told reporters here.
Parrikar, who is a member of the Cabinet Committee on Security, was asked how he assessed the country’s preparedness in the wake of what had happened in Sydney.
Yesterday, a heavily-armed man of Iranian-origin held 17 people hostage at a cafe in Sydney. The crisis ended late last night with the police storming it.
Three persons were killed while two Indians, who were among the captives, escaped safely.
PTI