Watch | India and U.S. sign BECA
4 years, 2 months ago

Watch | India and U.S. sign BECA

The Hindu  

India and U.S. have signed BECA, the last of four foundational agreements for strategic ties. The previous three are : The General Security of Military Information Agreement signed in 2002. BECA will allow for expanded geospatial information sharing between the armed forces. The geospatial information will significantly improve the accuracy of India’s missiles for targeted precision strikes.

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India Increasingly Important Partner for Indo-Pacific Dynamics: US Def Secy Lloyd Austin Tells Rajnath
3 years, 9 months ago

India Increasingly Important Partner for Indo-Pacific Dynamics: US Def Secy Lloyd Austin Tells Rajnath

News 18  

Cooperation between like-minded partners are important, said US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held wide-ranging talks with him, focusing on further expansion of bilateral strategic ties, evolving situation in the Indo-Pacific region and challenges of terrorism. “India is an increasingly important partner to US especially because of the changing international dynamics in the Indo-pacific …

The Hindu Explains | How will the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement deepen India-U.S. military ties?
4 years, 2 months ago

The Hindu Explains | How will the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement deepen India-U.S. military ties?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On October 27, India and the U.S. signed the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement during the third 2+2 dialogue of defence and foreign ministers of the two countries. The U.S. has relaxed restrictions on technology trade in India’s favour considerably, and India is designated a ‘Major Defence Partner’. India and the U.S. are also part of …

BECA treaty and the long view on India-U.S. talks | The Hindu In Focus podcast
4 years, 2 months ago

BECA treaty and the long view on India-U.S. talks | The Hindu In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

The big headline from the recently-concluded round of the 2+2 dialogue is that India and the United States have signed the basic exchange and cooperation agreement. BECA involves the sharing of navigation maps for both the air and the sea, including confidential military data, between the two countries. Crucially, it will give India access to high-quality data from U.S. precision …

BECA Combined with Other Pacts Will Enable Deeper Defence Ties Between India and US: USIBC
4 years, 2 months ago

BECA Combined with Other Pacts Will Enable Deeper Defence Ties Between India and US: USIBC

News 18  

The US-India Business Council has welcomed the signing of the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement between the two countries, saying the pact combined with other enabling provisions will provide greater impetus for acquisitions of American military platforms by India. India and the US inked the BECA that provides for sharing of high-end military technology, classified satellite data and critical information, …

Pakistan Has 'Taken Note' of Signing of BECA Pact Between US and India: Foreign Office
4 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan Has 'Taken Note' of Signing of BECA Pact Between US and India: Foreign Office

News 18  

Pakistan has “taken note” of the signing of the strategic Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement between the US and India, the Foreign Office said on Tuesday. During the high-level 2+2 dialogue in New Delhi on Tuesday, India and the US inked a total of five agreements including the long-negotiated BECA pact that will allow sharing of high-end military technology, classified …

Manish Tewari | Talk ties mindfully, do not squander options
4 years, 2 months ago

Manish Tewari | Talk ties mindfully, do not squander options

Deccan Chronicle  

On October 27, the foreign and defence ministers of India will sit down with their US counterparts for what is called a 2+2 dialogue. Later in September of 2018 India and the US signed The Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement that allows for encrypted communications between the defence establishments of the two nations — a la dedicated WhatsApp or Telegram. …

India, US sign key defence pact to share geo-spatial data and critical military information for co-operation
4 years, 2 months ago

India, US sign key defence pact to share geo-spatial data and critical military information for co-operation

Op India  

The third edition of the India-US 2+2 talks was held on Tuesday in New Delhi between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark Esper and India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. pic.twitter.com/DJgPgY1BXM — ANI October 27, 2020 BECA pact signed between the US and India A landmark Defence pact called BECA which …

India, U.S. ink strategic defence pact
4 years, 2 months ago

India, U.S. ink strategic defence pact

The Hindu  

India and the U.S. on October 27 inked a landmark defence agreement that will allow sharing of high-end military technology, classified satellite data and critical information between the two countries. The signing of the long-negotiated Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement during the third edition of the 2+2 dialogue between the two strategic partners also signals further boosting of bilateral defence …

India, US sharpen focus on China ahead of 2+2
4 years, 2 months ago

India, US sharpen focus on China ahead of 2+2

Deccan Chronicle  

Asia” at what officials said was a “warm and productive meeting” ahead of the 2+2 Dialogue between the two countries on Tuesday in New Delhi at the foreign and defence ministerial level that is expected to focus on Chinese military aggression behaviour in the region. Mr Esper held a bilateral meeting with defence minister Rajnath Singh, while external affairs minister …

Pompeo Warns of China 'Aggression' as India-US Ink Pact to Share Sensitive Sat, Map Data in 2+2 Dialogue
4 years, 2 months ago

Pompeo Warns of China 'Aggression' as India-US Ink Pact to Share Sensitive Sat, Map Data in 2+2 Dialogue

News 18  

India and United States on Tuesday signed a pact to share sensitive satellite and map data as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned of the threat posed by an increasingly assertive China. Pompeo, who arrived in New Delhi on Monday along with Defense Secretary Mark Esper, said after talks with respective Indian counterparts S Jaishankar and Rajnath Singh that …

Understanding the importance of BECA
4 years, 2 months ago

Understanding the importance of BECA

India Today  

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 …

What is BECA and what does it mean for India and US?
4 years, 2 months ago

What is BECA and what does it mean for India and US?

Hindustan Times  

India and the United States will sign the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement, the last of four so-called foundational agreements for sharing sensitive information, sales of advanced military hardware and geospatial cooperation, during the 2+2 ministerial dialogue on Tuesday ahead of the November 3 US presidential elections. US secretary of state Michael Pompeo and secretary of defence Mark Esper are …

India, US to sign BECA agreement during 2+2 dialogue to facilitate exchange of sensitive information
4 years, 2 months ago

India, US to sign BECA agreement during 2+2 dialogue to facilitate exchange of sensitive information

Hindustan Times  

India and the US will sign the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement, the last of four so-called foundational agreements for sharing sensitive information and sales of advanced military hardware, during the 2+2 ministerial dialogue on Tuesday. “The two ministers expressed satisfaction that agreement of BECA will be signed during the visit,” the defence ministry said in a statement after the …

2+2 Ministerial dialogue | India to sign geo-spatial cooperation BECA with U.S.
4 years, 2 months ago

2+2 Ministerial dialogue | India to sign geo-spatial cooperation BECA with U.S.

The Hindu  

India and the U.S. will sign the last foundational agreement, Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geo-Spatial cooperation during the 2+2 ministerial dialogue on Tuesday, the Defence Ministry said in a statement on Monday. The two Ministers reviewed bilateral defence cooperation spanning “military-to-military cooperation, secure communication systems and information sharing, defence trade and industrial issues” and also discussed ways to …

2+2 Indo-US dialogue: India to gain US satellite data for military operations under BECA
4 years, 2 months ago

2+2 Indo-US dialogue: India to gain US satellite data for military operations under BECA

India Today  

India will have access to US satellite data allowing access to precise locations of military targets once the two countries sign an agreement for sharing of geospatial information on Tuesday. US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday in Delhi during the first leg of the 2+2 dialogue. MALABAR 2020 US Secretary of Defence Mark …

US closely watching Sino-Indian LAC situation
4 years, 2 months ago

US closely watching Sino-Indian LAC situation

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi, October 23 : The United States confirmed on Friday that it was “watching the situation” on the Sino-Indian Line of Actual Control “closely” and that it would “probably” be discussed during the forthcoming Indo-US 2+2 talks at the foreign and defence ministerial level on October 27 in New Delhi, adding that the “Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement and …

India, US to sign geospatial pact BECA during 2+2 dialogue to deepen military cooperation
4 years, 2 months ago

India, US to sign geospatial pact BECA during 2+2 dialogue to deepen military cooperation

Firstpost  

The last of four military communication foundational agreements, BECA will be signed with the US to further tighten the strategic clinch between the two countries during the 2+2 dialogue held on 26 and 27 October Amid the border tensions with China, India is seeking to finalise a crucial military pact with the United States during the 2+2 dialogue between the …

India, US to sign BECA deal this month-end for closer defence ties
4 years, 2 months ago

India, US to sign BECA deal this month-end for closer defence ties

India Today  

Engaged in a military standoff with China, India is likely to sign the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for geospatial cooperation with the United States later this month. "We are hoping to sign the BECA during the meeting between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark Esper and their Indian counterparts including External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar …

U.S. keen on finalising Geo-Spatial cooperation at 2+2 dialogue in October
4 years, 3 months ago

U.S. keen on finalising Geo-Spatial cooperation at 2+2 dialogue in October

The Hindu  

The U.S. is keen that India sign the last foundational agreement, Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geo-Spatial cooperation, at the next India-U.S. 2+2 ministerial dialogue likely to held in October end, a defence source said on Thursday. Once concluded, India will have such arrangements with all Quad countries — Australia, Japan and the U.S. Beginning 2016, India has signed …

Industrial Security Annex opens Indian private partnerships for U.S. defence firms
5 years ago

Industrial Security Annex opens Indian private partnerships for U.S. defence firms

The Hindu  

The Industrial Security Annex, signed between India and the U.S. at the second 2+2 dialogue in Washington, will open the door for U.S. defence companies to partner with the Indian private sector for several multi-billion dollar deals in the pipeline, especially the deal for 114 fighter jets. “We hope that this will enable smooth transfer of classified technology and information …

India, U.S. to sign industrial security agreement at 2+2 dialogue
5 years, 1 month ago

India, U.S. to sign industrial security agreement at 2+2 dialogue

The Hindu  

The next 2+2 dialogue between India and the U.S. is likely to be held on December 18 in Washington, D.C., during which the two countries are expected to sign the Industrial Security Annex and review the steps being taken to operationalise the Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement, official sources said. Under Secretary of Defence for Acquisition and Sustainment, who was …

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