In the wake of the recent upsurge in terrorist violence in Jammu and Kashmir and Assam, the country's internal security situation came up for review at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security on Friday.
During the meeting, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Home Minister Shivraj Patil and Finance Minister P Chidambaram heard the views of the country's top security experts, including Army Chief Gen J J Singh and heads of Intelligence services.
The Army chief recently undertook a visit to Jammu and Kashmir to review the situation in the state. A high-level team led by Home Secretary V K Duggal is in Srinagar to review the militancy situation as well as steps taken for the safety of the pilgrims to the holy Amaranath cave shrine.
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