India is preparing to mark the first anniversary of the Mumbai attacks and foreign intelligence reports have warn of possible new attacks, Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday warned that any new attack would be met with a "swift and decisive" response.

"My assessment of the vulnerability is that it has remained the same since November 26," Chidambaram said at a police school meeting near New Delhi. "It has not diminished nor has it enhanced. "

He also said with the country spending millions on new security measures, from commando hubs in cities to navy patrols and better intelligence gathering, India has learnt its lesson from the Mumbai attacks.

"Our capacity to deal with the terrorist threat has increased significantly," he said. "If there isanother terror threat or a terror attack of the kind we saw on Nov. 26, India's response will be swift and decisive."

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