So, how prepared his India to handle a Sydney-like situation? Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said India's preparedness has definitely improved.

"I think we are improving and definitely much better than probably what we were prepared in the earlier years. So, ultimately it comes with situation, each situation differs. But I think we are quite well prepared," he said today.

Parrikar, who is a member of the Cabinet Committee on Security, was asked how he assessed the country's preparedness in the wake of what had happened in Sydney.