G. Ashok Kumar appointed as the first National Maritime Security Coordinator

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The Government of India has appointed Vice Admiral (retd) G Ashok Kumar as India’s first National Maritime Security Coordinator(NMSC).

The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) headed by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its approval to create the post in November 2021.  

• The NMSC will be responsible for coordinating the various agencies which are involved in coastal security of India like the Indian Navy, Coast Guard, State Police and other agencies.

• He will directly report to the National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.

• India has a coastline of 7516.6 Km which encompases 13 States and Union Territory.

Why the need of such a post 

On November 26, 2008, 10 Pakistani terrorists sneaked into Mumbai through the sea, arriving by boat from Karachi and created a havoc in Mumbai killing around 166 people. This terrorist incident in Mumbai brought into light the complete lack of coordination amongst the security agencies. 

To prevent such security failure in future and for better coordination amongst security agencies this post has been created.

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CCS : Cabinet Committee on Security 

NMSC: National Maritime Security Coordinator 

NSA: National Security Advisor