Understanding the importance of BECA
The third edition of the 2+2 ministerial meeting in Delhi between defence minister Rajnath Singh and foreign minister S. Jaishankar on the one side, and their American counterparts, Mark T. Esper and Mike Pompeo, on the other drew a lot of media attention. This is the last of the three recent foundational defence agreements between India and the US, the signing of which, along with the Indian navy's joint exercise with the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in the Indian Ocean region in July, is a clear indication of the strengthening of defence ties between the two countries. Among the first agreements that advanced US-India defence ties was the General Security of Military Information Agreement which allowed greater intelligence sharing between the countries. In 2005, India signed the New Framework for the US-India Defence relationship and concluded the landmark Civil Nuclear agreement under which US sanctions were lifted. The next day, Jaishankar, without naming China, said that the "Indo-Pacific" was the particular focus of the 2+2 talks, while Rajnath said India and the US "explored probable capacity building and other joint cooperation activities in third countries including our neighbourhood and beyond".
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