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This is a revised full-scale research study on the Indian Coast Guard an its role in the maritime security of India in the post-Unclos world that is cautiously pressing forward through the Cold War inheritance. Barring the United States Coast Guard, which is more than two centuries old, the concept of a coast guard itself in new and evolving for most of the maritime nations. The necessity of such an armed force is being strongly felt around the maritime world lately. Maritime security is a faction of national security at macro level. It is a complex and shifting paradigm in a plant ruled by the oceans. The maritime zones are the new domains of the "Threat attraction" for law enforcement, safety of life and property, humanitarian support, environmental sustainability and goodwill interactions. In addition, a nation could also have "other interests" in the maritime zones. Against this background, India became one of the few maritime states in the region one of the few maritime states in the region to create a coast guard tailor-made to meet specific national maritime interests. For a maritime nation, the concept of where it has temporary or permanent interests with due respect and without prejudice to the sovereignty of another nation. The coast guards have the capability to elevate the maritime standing of a littoral state in today's world, and also, the author believes, to build international goodwill by cooperative engagement in humanitarian activities, and international law and treaty obligations. This revised edition of the book is expected to be a valuable source of knowledge to the practitioners, armed forces, governments, planners, scholars, media and students of maritime security. Its scope is not limited to India alone. It could be a guide to all those interested in creating coast guards with country-specific interests.