Vice Adm (Retd) Ashok Kumar s appointment as maritime security coordinator brings sea of challenges webindia123.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from webindia123.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The government has appointed retired Vice Admiral G. Ashok Kumar as a National Maritime Security Coordinator (NMSC) within the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) under NSA Ajit Doval for creating common purpose among the many .
The newly signed roadmap by India and France on the blue economy and ocean governance has been, not surprisingly, hyped by some nationalist Indian media outlets as Delhi s latest efforts to counter so-called China s aggressive policies in the Indo-Pacific region, which are seen by Chinese analysts as another shameless attempt to smear China.