India are placed in Group B along with arch-rivals Pakistan, Sri Lanka and China. They will play their first match tomorrow against the Lankans, followed by games against Pakistan on May 6 and China on May 7.
"Our initial target is to make the semis and from there on it is a question of progressing all the way to the title," said Baljit.
But having won the last two editions at Karachi and Chennai in 2004 and 2008, respectively, India will certainly start as favourites.
The tournament here will also serve as the qualifier for the FIH Junior Asia Cup in 2013 but India are already assured of a place by the virtue of being the hosts.
Baljit felt that the pressure has also eased out on the other teams as there are as many as four berths available.
"I have respect for all the teams playing here and therefore would not want to make predictions for the tournament. My team is raring to go and I'm confident that my players have the ability to do well in this tournament," he said. (MORE) PTI KA CM
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