Centre Set To Appoint National Maritime Security Coordinator

The maritime security coordinator will work under the NSA, and be the principal adviser to the government on the maritime security domain. Two decades after the recommendation by the Kargil Group of Ministers (GoM), the Union government is set to appoint a National Maritime Security Coordinator (NMSC) to interface between the civilian and military maritime domains with the objective of enhancing India’s security architecture and energy security. The maritime security coordinator will work under the National Security Adviser (NSA), and be the principal advisor to the government on maritime security domain, people familiar with the matter said. Read more…