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India and the United States have further strengthened bilateral ties to counter China’s “aggression.” The two countries signed the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) at the annual meeting of the Foreign and Defense Ministers of India and the United States in the 2 + 2 dialogue at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Tuesday.
This has led to the exchange of high-level military technology, accurate information on space and air operations, and confidential satellite data between India and the United States. Through this, India has signed the four framework agreements with the United States on military and defense cooperation.
Previously, India had signed the General Military Information Security Agreement (GISOMIA), the Logistics Support Agreement (LSA), and the Communications Interacbility and Security Memorandum of Agreement (SISMOA) with the United States. All three agreements, including Beka, are considered a framework agreement to strengthen military ties with any country in the United States. However, the most important of them is considered to be the ‘Beka’ agreement. The type of information that is available under this agreement is important for accurately striking missiles, drones, and other targets.
In recent years, the United States has also offered Bangladesh to sign the Gisomy and Acquisition and Cross Services Agreement (ACCA) in response to its interest in purchasing modern military equipment and strengthening military ties. But Bangladesh has yet to finalize them.
India and the United States signed four more agreements yesterday in addition to Beka. These are the Agreement for Technical Cooperation in Earth Sciences, the Agreement for the Expansion of Nuclear Cooperation, the Agreement for Postal Services, and the Agreement for Cooperation in Ayurveda and Cancer Research.
At a press conference after the meeting, US Defense Secretary Mark Asper mentioned China’s aggression. At the beginning of the meeting, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement that cooperation in the fight against the “Kavid” virus, cooperation in fighting the Chinese Communist Party’s threat to security and independence and the promotion of peace and stability in the region.
Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said many important issues were discussed at the meeting. Military cooperation between India and the United States is progressing very well. The project also identifies the joint construction of military equipment.
Rajnath Singh said talks were also held with India’s neighbors. Capacity building in neighboring countries and beyond India-US cooperation has also been discussed. India and the United States have agreed on the need to defend the geographic integrity and sovereignty of all countries and on “freedom of navigation” and the rule of law in international waters.
US Defense Secretary Mark Asper said the world faces an epidemic and mounting security challenges. Cooperation between India and the United States is now more important than ever for peace, security and stability in the region and the world.
He said the United States and India have strengthened their defense and security partnership over the past year. The two countries are exchanging information on regional security. It will be able to meet the challenges of an independent and open Indo-Pacific.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that he and Secretary of Defense Mark Asper visited India’s National War Memorial and paid tribute to the 20 Indian soldiers who were martyred in the Galvan Valley. The United States is on the side of India. Both countries are threatened by their independence and sovereignty.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of India. Subramaniam Jayashankar said India’s relations with neighboring countries were also discussed. “We have made it clear that cross-border terrorism is not acceptable in any way,” he said.
Jayashankar said the topic of discussion was the Indo-Pacific region. There, both sides emphasized peace, stability and prosperity in all the countries of the Indo-Pacific region.
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