INDIA U.

S 2+2 MEETING
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, defence
secretary Mark Esper arrive in India
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Pompeo and Esper will hold top-level 2+2 talks
with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
 QUESTION FOR YOU ALL
India and U.S plan to launch an Earth observation
satellite in the coming years, what’s the name of that
mission?

A. U.S-India Friendship Space Mission

B. NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR)
C. ISRO-NASA Earth Observation Satellite
D. India – U.S Constellation
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 FOUNDATIONAL AGREEMENTS
The U.S. has four "foundational" agreements that it signs with
its defence partners.

• The first of the four agreements, the General Security Of Military

Information Agreement (GSOMIA), was signed by India and the U.S. in
2002.

The agreement enables the sharing of military intelligence between the two
countries and requires each country to protect the others' classified
information.
 FOUNDATIONAL AGREEMENTS
The U.S. has four "foundational" agreements that it
signs with its defence partners.

• The second agreement, the Logistics Exchange Memorandum

of Agreement (LEMOA), was signed by the two countries on
29 August 2016.

The LEMOA permits the military of either country to use the

others' bases for re-supplying or carrying out repairs.
RECENT DEVELOPMENT UNDER LEMOA
 FOUNDATIONAL AGREEMENTS
The U.S. has four "foundational" agreements that it signs with its
defence partners.

• The third agreement, Communications Compatibility and Security

Agreement (COMCASA) was signed during the inaugural 2+2
dialogue in September 2018.

• It is an India-specific variant of Communications and Information

Security Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA) that enables the
two countries to share secure communication and exchange
information on approved equipment during bilateral and
multinational training exercises and operations.
 THE FOURTH AGREEMENT
Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA)
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The inking of BECA will enable India to utilise the
US’ geospatial maps and capabilities to improve the
accuracy of its automated hardware systems and
weapons including its cruise and ballistic missiles.
 DETAILS
The Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement
(BECA) for geo-spatial cooperation is essentially a
communication agreement proposed between the
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency of the US
Department of Defence and the Ministry of Defence of
the Government of India.

It will allow India and the US to share military

information including advanced satellite and topographic
data such as maps, nautical and aeronautical charts and
geodetic, geophysical, geomagnetic and gravity data.
 POSSIBILITIES FOR THE FUTURE
The BECA will allow US armed forces to
provide advanced navigational aids and avionics
on US-supplied aircraft to India.

It is also a key step for India when it comes to

acquiring armed drones such as MQ-9B from
the US.
 MQ-9B
The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (sometimes called Predator
B) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of remotely
controlled or autonomous flight operations
 2017 APPROVAL
In June 2017, the US State Department approved the
sale of 22 drones to India, costing around $2-3 billion.
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