New Delhi, May 9 -- In response to heightened tensions with Pakistan, India is bolstering its emergency medical preparedness, with Union health minister J.P. Nadda chairing a review meeting on Friday. Officials briefed the minister on ambulance deployments, medical supplies, hospital bed availability and the readiness of advanced trauma care units.

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Tensions ratcheted up after Pakistan-sponsored terrorists butchered 26 tourists on 22 April in Kashmir's Pahalgam, prompting India's retaliatory strikes codenamedOperation Sindoor this week.

"Hospitals and medical institutions have been advised to ensure availability of essential drugs, adequate supply of...