New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Sunday to review India’s security preparedness, and the prevailing global scenario in the context of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

The Prime Minister was briefed on latest developments and different aspects of India’s security preparedness in the border areas as well as in the maritime and air domain, the PMO said in a statement.

Modi was also briefed on the latest developments in Ukraine, including the details of Operation Ganga to evacuate Indian nationals, along with some citizens of India’s neighbouring countries who were caught in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Prime Minister Modi directed that all possible efforts should be made to bring back the mortal remains of Indian student Naveen Shekharappa who was killed in shelling in Kharkiv on March 1.