A student at the Lady Shri Ram College for Women in Delhi died by suicide on November 3 after not receiving a quota of her scholarship that expires in March. A resident of the Rangareddy district in Telangana, she was first in the state’s class 12 exam and had mortgaged …
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Written by Shubhajit Roy, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | October 28, 2020 12:10:18 pm Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in New Delhi (PTI) India and the United States signed on Tuesday (October 27) the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA), that, …
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In his opening speech at the 2 + 2 Ministerial Dialogue, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar welcomed the US delegation to India and said that as Foreign Minister, he attaches great importance to this particular format of interaction for three reasons. “First, we live in a more uncertain world with much …
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BECA is the fourth and final “fundamental” understanding the United States has with India. New Delhi: India and the United States have several key defense agreements, notably BECA, during today’s 2 + 2 India-United States ministerial dialogue. For a long time, the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement or BECA will …
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Chief Mark Esper met with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval Tuesday to discuss challenges of strategic importance to the two countries. The two sides highlighted the need to carry out shared goals and build capacity across domains, people familiar with the matter …
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India and the US will sign the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA), the latest of four founding agreements to share confidential information and sales of advanced military equipment, during the 2 + 2 ministerial dialogue on Tuesday. The agreement, which will facilitate the sharing of classified satellite and sensor …
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NEW DELHI: India is ready to sign a military agreement with the United States to share sensitive satellite data, the Ministry of Defence it said on Monday, as New Delhi tries to bridge the gap with the powerful Chinese military. The agreement will be signed amid a high-level 2 + …
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NEW DELHI: India and the US said on Monday they would sign the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geospatial Cooperation (BECA) that sets the stage for a successful round of 2 + 2 talks between the Defense and Foreign ministers of the two countries on Tuesday. The pact represents …
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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 …
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