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what are the four foundational agreements signed between india and us
GSOMIA (2002)
LEMOA (2016)
BECA (27 october 2020)
COMCASA (2018)
what is LEMOA
LEMOA allows the militaries of the US and India to replenish from each other’s bases, and access supplies, spare parts and services from each other’s land facilities, air bases, and ports, which can then be reimbursed. Needs individual clearance.
This pact was accompanied by India’s elevation to a ‘major defence partner’ by the US.
COMCASA
allows the US to provide India with its encrypted communications equipment and systems so that Indian and US military commanders, and the aircraft and ships of the two countries, can communicate through secure networks during times of both peace and war. It provides for interoperability between the two militaries and provides for sale of high end technology from the U.S. to India.
COMCASA was signed in September 2018, after the first 2+2 dialogue during which then External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and then Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met the visiting Secretary of State Michael R Pompeo and then Secretary of Defence James N Mattis.
BECA
BECA will help India get real-time access to American geospatial intelligence that will enhance the accuracy of automated systems and weapons like missiles and armed drones. Through the sharing of information on maps and satellite images, it will help India access topographical and aeronautical data, and advanced products that will aid in navigation and targeting.
GSOMIA
was signed by the two countries in 2002. The GSOMIA provides for specific measures to ensure security standards for safeguarding critical information shared by the U.S. with India.
GSOMIA
General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMiA)
LEMOA
Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA)
COMCASA
(Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement)
us defense secretary
Lloyd Austin since January 22, 2021
prev. mark t esper
us secretary of state
anthony j blinken (mike pompeo)
who are the members of the quad in indo-pacific
india
us
aus
japan
what is the purpose of the quad
to counterbalance china’s ifluence in the indo-pacific region
COMCASA is the india specific variant of
Communications and Information Security Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA)
what is the NGA
US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
who initially mooted the idea of the quad
then pm of japan shinzo abe in 2007