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NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark T Esper arrived in India on Monday for the third edition of the 2 + 2 ministerial dialogue, which aims to strengthen strategic ties vis-à-vis the growing Chinese influence in the region. Pompeo and Esper will hold high-level …

The United States said Thursday that the Basic Communication and Exchange Agreement (BECA), a defense pact on the exchange of geospatial information, is “in the works” at next week’s upcoming 2 + 2 ministerial dialogue with India. A senior US official also said that the situation in the Line of …