Kolkata, Nov 15 (PTI) A two-day national-level seminar on coastal security by the Indian Coast Guard and the Union Home Ministry will begin here on November 16 to forge a synergised response mechanism against evolving threats to India’s offshore interests, an official said on Sunday.
The conclave on ‘Comprehensive approach to coastal security: Strengthening stakeholder participation and community engagement’ will bring together senior leadership and representatives from coastal states and Union Territories, Central ministries, Armed Forces, central armed police forces and allied maritime agencies.
“Sagar Suraksha 2026 will serve as a premier strategic platform to share operational best practices and forge a synergised response mechanism against evolving threats to India’s coastal and maritime interests,” the official said.
To be inaugurated by West Bengal Minister of State for Home and Hill Affairs Bishal Lama, the deliberations on November 16 and 17 in Kolkata are “aimed at generating actionable policy perspectives, enhancing inter-agency synergy, and advancing a unified national approach toward securing India’s coastline as an impregnable maritime frontier”, he said. PTI AMR NSD
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