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India: India Gets First National Maritime Security Coordinator
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NEW DELHI, 17 February 2022, (TON): In a significant move, the government has appointed Vice Admiral (retd) G Ashok Kumar as India's first national maritime security coordinator with a mandate to ensure cohesion among various key stakeholders with an overall objective to strengthen the country's maritime security.
Late last year, the Cabinet Committee on Security had cleared the proposal for the creation of the post.
The appointment of G Ashok Kumar, who is a former Navy vice chief, is seen as part of India's consistent efforts to bolster its maritime security following the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack 14 years back when a group of sea-borne terrorists struck at the heart of the country's financial capital.
The government has appointed the country's first national maritime security coordinator (NMSC), people familiar with the developments said.
The NMSC works in coordination with the National Security Council Secretariat headed by NSA Ajit Doval.
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