{"id":28758,"date":"2018-10-24T14:40:51","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T09:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=28758"},"modified":"2018-10-24T14:40:51","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T09:10:51","slug":"road-map-laid-for-india-u-s-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/road-map-laid-for-india-u-s-meet\/","title":{"rendered":"Road map laid for India-U.S. meet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/road-map-laid-for-india-us-meet\/article24195118.ece\">Road map laid for India-U.S. meet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>News:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Indian and U.S. experts began consultation for the upcoming meeting (2+2 dialogue<strong>) <\/strong>between the Minister for External Affairs and Defence with their U.S. counterparts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1300 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/currentaffairs.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/high.png?resize=502%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"316\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Important facts:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2. The meeting is scheduled to be held next month in July.<\/p>\n<p>3. Meeting expected to further cement the India-U.S. engagements.<\/p>\n<p>4. The meeting will focus on the\u00a0 following key areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To strengthen the defence cooperation, the two nations will discuss\u00a0 on communication compatibility and security agreement.<\/li>\n<li>Intelligence sharing agreement with India to counter-terror cooperation.<\/li>\n<li>Sale of armed drones is also on the agenda of the meeting.<\/li>\n<li>U. S. also interested to give stress on Indo-Pacific strategy, which give importance to India. The U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) was recently renamed Indo-Pacific Command(INDOPACOM), symbolic of the significance U.S. attaches to India in the region.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>5. There are four foundational agreements between the two nations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA)<\/strong> that helps the U.S. to intensify its defence cooperation with a partner nation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geo-spatial Cooperation (BECA).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA), <\/strong>which give both nations access to each other\u2019s military facilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>6. Out of these four foundational agreements, COMCASA and BECA are yet to sign by India.<\/p>\n<p>7. India has already signed the General Security Of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) and the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA).<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 210px;\" width=\"629\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"638\"><strong><u>COMCASA: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0 It will facilitate transfer of encrypted communications systems.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 It will facilitate sharing of h-tech military hardware, especially armed drones which the U.S. is willing to supply to India.<\/li>\n<li>As part of improving high tech cooperation, both sides announced the ambitious Defence Technology and Trade Initiative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Road map laid for India-U.S. meet News: Indian and U.S. experts began consultation for the upcoming meeting (2+2 dialogue) between the Minister for External Affairs and Defence with their U.S. counterparts. Important facts: 2. The meeting is scheduled to be held next month in July. 3. 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