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Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA)
Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA)
India and the United States signed the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) recently.
What is BECA?
- The Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement largely pertains to geospatial intelligence, and sharing information on maps and satellite images for defence.
- BECA will provide Indian military systems with a high-quality GPS to navigate and missiles with real-time intelligence to precisely target the adversary.
- It will give access to topographical and aeronautical data and products that will aid navigation and targeting.
The previous three are :
- The General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) signed in 2002. An extension – the Industrial Security Annex (ISA) was signed in 2019.
- The Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) signed in 2016.
- The Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) in 2018.
What are foundational agreements?
- The United States signs “foundational agreements” with its defence partners.
- These are “routine” agreements and include:
- General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA);
- Logistic Support Agreement (LSA);
- Communications and Information Security Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA) and
- the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA)
What do these agreements do?
- The General Security of Military Information Agreement or GSOMIA allow military technology cooperation for the sharing of classified information between governments and companies in both countries.
- The LEMOA enables logistics support, say refuelling of planes or ships, supply of spare parts or maintenance to each other.
- The COMCASA allows Indian forces to procure advanced, secure communication equipment from the U.S.
- The BECA enables exchange of geospatial information.
Significance of Signing of BECA
BECA will allow India to use US expertise on geospatial intelligence and to enhance military accuracy of automated hardware systems and weapons like cruise, ballistic missiles and drones.
Q. How will the signing of BECA deepen military ties between India and the U.S.?
Q. What is BECA?
Q. What are foundational agreements?
Q. What is 2+2 Dialogue?
Agreements signed by India and the US.
Countries having 2+2 dialogue mechanism with India.
GSOMIA
LEMOA
COMCASA
Geospatial Intelligence
Communication Equipment
Military Technology Cooperation
Maps and Satellite Images
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