MoU:Indian Coast Guard

Memorandum Of Understanding (MoU)

The ICG has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with various Coast Guard Agencies of the world for cooperation on CG relevant maritime issues. Institutionalised High-Level Meetings(HLM) and joint exercises along with operational level interaction are being taken with these agencies. A biennial exercise ‘Dosti’ is also being conducted by the ICG with the Maldives National Defence Force Coast Guard (MNDF CG) since 1991. Since 2012, the ambit of exercise Dosti has been extended to include Sri Lanka.

The ICG also cooperates with maritime agencies of Sri Lanka, Philippines, Mauritius, Seychelles, Bangladesh USA, Oman, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam. A hotline also exists with the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency to facilitate expeditious sharing of information related to fisherman who transgress into each others’ water. ICG has institutionalized arrangements(MoU/MoC) with the following Coast Guard Agencies:-

Agency	Topic
Bangladesh Coast Guard	Memorandum of Understanding for the Establishment of Collaborative Relationship to Combat Transnational Illegal Activities at Sea and Develop Regional Cooperation between the Indian Coast Guard and Bangladesh Coast Guard
Japan Coast Guard	A Memorandum of Cooperation for the Establishment of a Collaborative Relationship to Combat Crimes at Sea and Develop Regional Co-Operation between Indian Coast Guard and Japan Coast Guard
Korea Coast Guard	A Memorandum of Understanding for the Establishment of a collaborative Relationship to Combat Transnational Crime and Develop Regional Cooperation between Indian Coast Guard and Korea Coast Guard
Pakistan Maritime Security Agency	Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Defence, Government of Republic of India and The Ministry of Defence Government of Islamic Republic of Pakistan for the Establishment of a Communication link between the Indian Coast Guard and the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency
Vietnam Coast Guard	Memorandum of Understanding between Indian Coast Guard and Vietnam Coast Guard of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the Establishment of Collaborative Relationship to Combat Transnational Crime and Develop Mutual Cooperation
Royal Oman Police (Coast Guard)	Memorandum of Understanding for the Establishment of Collaborative Relationship to Combat Transnational Illegal Activities at Sea and Develop Regional Cooperation between Indian Coast Guard and Royal Oman Police (Coast Guard) in the Sultanate of Oman