Parrikar reviews security in Assam

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today reviewed the overall security situation in Assam and will tomorrow visit the forward areas in Arunachal Pradesh.
Parrikar, who is on a two-day visit to Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, went to Solmara Military Station where he interacted with troops.
He appreciated the high standards of military discipline and preparedness of the troops and their performance in the backdrop of difficult terrains and challenging environment, an Army statement said.
He also visited the Gajraj Corps HQ and reviewed the security situation in the state.
He was briefed on the counter-insurgency grid and the synergy achieved with the civil administration, state police and other paramilitary forces in bringing back normalcy in the state by carrying out operations against perpetrators of violence.

Parrikar would be visiting the troops deployed in forward areas and will interact with them to get first-hand inputs of the ground situation, the statement said.
He will also be paying homage at the Tawang War Memorial to those who sacrificed their lives while guarding the country's frontiers.