The central government is soon going to appoint a separate officer for the security of India’s maritime border. In fact, the Group of Ministers formed at the time of the Kargil war had recommended this, on which the Narendra Modi government is preparing to create the post of National Maritime Security Coordinator (NMSC) by implementing it after two decades. NMSC will act as the coordination between civil and military maritime affairs. The NMSC will work under the NSA and will be the principal advisor to the government on maritime security matters. According to the English newspaper The Hindustan Times, according