New Delhi, May 18 -- India was carrying out a tri services war game Exercise 'Haldi Ghati' between April 18-21 to ensure seamless communications between the three services and enable them to talk to each other without any obstacles.

Around the same time, the Indian Navy was carrying out a major theatre level readiness Exercise Tropex in the Arabian Sea where almost all the major warships of the force were taking part.

Right after the Pahalgam attack that took place on April 22, the Department of Military Affairs led by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan went ahead with the implementation of the lessons learnt during the communications exercise, defence sources told ANI.

The officials concerned carried out the trials successfully t...