OutFocus December 2014 | Page 23

PATRIOTISM final episode Naval and Coast Guard aircraft were put on a continuous surveillance and the units readied up for meeting any challenge at sea. Time had now come to put pressure on Pakistan, to ensure that the right message went down to the masterminds in that country. Strike elements from the Eastern Fleet were sailed from Visakhapatnam on the East Coast to take part in a major naval exercise called ’SUMMEREX’ in the North Arabian Sea. This was envisaged as the largest ever amassing of naval ships in the region. The message had been driven home. Pakistan Navy, in a defensive mood, directed all its units to keep clear of Indian nav