New Delhi, June 18 -- There are no gaps in India's defence preparedness and efforts have been made to ramp up logistical provisions for the armed forces, a parliamentary committee was informed on Tuesday, even as opposition lawmakers expressed concern over China's strong support to Pakistan and sought to know the details of the budgetary allocation for defence, people aware of the details said. The committee was also informed about New Delhi's Indian Ocean strategy and the efforts being made to secure the seas, in the wake of strategic challenges such as threats to maritime traffic, piracy and terrorism and China's growing footprint in the region by undertaking several infrastructure projects focusing on ports, airport and logistics sector. Several lawmakers raised the issue of expatriation of Indians stuck in war-torn Iran. At a meeting, of the standing committee on external affairs chaired by Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor that was attended by lawmakers and senior officials of the ministries of defence and external affairs, the government detailed how India is prepared to secure its seas. According to a person privy to the details, while there was no discussion on Operation Sindoor, India's military response against terror camps in Pakistan, lawmakers sought to know details about the country's preparedness for war and attacks. "There were some questions on whether our allocation for the defence budget is adequate...at least one MP said that the allocation as a GDP percentage has been at its lowest in the last decade....