Second Maritime & Coastal Security Conference & Exhibition Announced

DELHI, India - May 6, 2014 - PRLog -- Even as India was implementing a modest plan to secure its coastline and maritime boundaries against terror attacks, the audacious Mumbai terror attacks of November 2008 brought the sheer vulnerability of the nation's long coast line, into sharp focus.  As a consequence of the 26/11 outrage, the totality of the coastal security scenario was thoroughly reviewed by the Government and National Committee on Strengthening Maritime and Coastal Security (NCSMCS) was constituted under the chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary.

Just last year, on 14 August 2014, the Indian Navy suffered a blow in the form of a devastating fire in one of its Kilo-class submarines, INS Sinshurakshak, which completely gutted it. The cause has still not been established.

The first Maritime & Coastal Security Conference & Exhbition was held at Mumbai in the Western Naval Command facilities in October 2013 in the back drop of the Sindhurakshak incident.

A few months later, an accident, belived to be sabotage on board another Kilo-class submarine, INS Sindhughosh, caused the death of two officers.

The second phase of the Coastal Security Scheme is under implementation in India.

The second edition of the Maritime & Coastal Security India Conference & Exhibition is being held at New Delhi on 23-24 September 2014. The National Maritime Foundation, a think tank of the Minsitry of Defence and Indian Military Review have joined hands once again to oragnise the event, which is the only one of its kind held in India.

Amongst the speakers at the event in 2013 were :

• Adm Sureesh Mehta, Chairman, National Maritime Foundation.
• Vice Adm Shekhar Sinha, FOC-in-C Western Naval Command
• Vice Adm Pradip Kumar Chatterjee, Dy Chief of the Naval Staff, Naval HQ.
• Vice Adm AG Thapliyal, Director General Indian Coast Guard.
• Vice Adm AR Karve, Chief of Staff, Western Naval Command.
• Vice Adm Pradeep Kaushiva, Director, National Maritime Foundation.
• Dr. V. Bhujanga Rao, Director General (Naval Sciences) DRDO HQ.
• Rear Adm KJ Kumar, DACIDS (Int B), HQ Integrated Defence Staff.
• Rear Adm SP Lal, Chief Staff Officer (Tech), Western Naval Command.
• Rear Adm R.K. Shrawat, Chairman and Managing Director Mazagon Dock.
• Dy Inspector General SV Chafekar, Indian Coast Guard.
• Capt Rajiv Ashok, Joint Director Naval Operations, Naval HQ.
• Capt SR Iyyar, Director Naval Air Staff, Naval HQ.
• Capt Raj Kumar, Principal Director, Net-centric Operations, Naval HQ.
• Comdt Ashish Srivastava, Director (CS & SAR), Indian Coast Guard HQ.

A similar high profile line-up of speakers is planned for the second edition.

For further details please contact Alexander Giles at alexander.giles@me.com or visit imrmedia.in/events.