MoU signed between IMF and NMF
The Indian Maritime Foundation (IMF), the country’ leading NGO on matters maritime and the National Maritime Foundation (NMF) , the premier Indian think tank on all maritime issues signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 28 February 2018 in New Delhi. This is a notable event in the continuum of the IMF’s growth and coincides with the 25th year of IMF’s inception.
The MoUs were signed by Commodore Rajan Vir, President IMF and Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, Director NMF in the presence of Admiral RK Dhowan, President NMF and former Chief of the Naval Staff, Captain (Dr) Gurpreet Khurana, Executive Director NMF and Commodore Anil Jai Singh, Vice President IMF and Head of its Delhi branch.
This marked a new beginning towards synergising the strengths of both organisations towards energising the maritime discourse in the country and exploring opportunities to enhance the awareness of matters maritime across a wide cross section of people, both in the higher echelons of government and the larger population of the country, particularly amongst the youth.
India is now recognising its maritime potential through various initiatives such as SAGAR and as the largest maritime power in the Indian Ocean has a major responsibility in ensuring the security and sustainable development of the entire region besides addressing its own maritime imperatives. It is therefore an opportune moment for the NMF and the IMF to work together towards harmonising these initiatives for building capacity in this region.
