18 January,2009 06:21 PM IST | | PTI
The elite National Security Guards, which neutralised the terrorists who attacked Mumbai, will now enhance and update its training in an effort to "surprise the foe" and remain one up on them.
Predicting "greater testing times for the security forces of the country," NSG Director-General J K Dutt said, "The NSG will continue in its endeavour to meet the raised benchmarks and develop innovative methods to cope with the future security concerns of our country.
Instead of being surprised, we must have ways to surprise the foe. .... we have to now further update and modernise our training modules with the times to enable the NSG Black Cat commandos to execute their assigned tasks with utmost confidence and strength."
While addressing his men in the new year, Dutt described the Mumbai terror siege as a "soul-stirring happening" that "will reverberate in the corridors of time". The NSG DG, who himself led "Operation Black Tornado" at Mumbai said that the time has come when the country needed the services of a highly trained force like NSG.
"The vastness of the country, prevailing security scenario, economic development, rise in air traffic have generated an increasing requirement for speedy response from the NSG in their duties as well as in reaching a trouble spot," Dutt said.
Dutt termed the operation undertaken for three days since November 26 as executed with "professionalism and surgical precision."
