#include <bits/stdc++.h>
int main(void) {
  int N;
  int K;
  scanf("%d", &N);
  scanf("%d", &K);
  int A[N];
  for (int i = 1; i < N; i++) {
    scanf("%d", &A[i]);
  }
  int ans = 0;
  int answer = 0;
  for (int j = 0; j < (N - 1); j++) {
    if ((A[j] - A[j + 1]) <= K) {
      ans++;
    } else if ((A[j + 1] - A[j]) <= K) {
      ans++;
    } else {
      if (answer < ans) {
        answer = ans;
      }
    }
  }
  printf("%d", answer);
  return 0;
}
