India, March 25 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday reviewed the security situation with top officials, including the Services chiefs, in the backdrop of the ongoing West Asia conflict and its effect on India's defence preparedness. The war has entered its fourth week, disrupting trade routes through the Strait of Hormuz.

Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, and Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi attended the meeting. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, Secretary of the Department of Defence Research and Development (DDR&D) and Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Samir Kamat, and Secretary of the Department of Def...