Comcasa Agreement Pib

The list of agreements is given below. Yes, the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) was signed on October 27, 2020 between the governments of India and the United States. The agreement covers the exchange of geographic information between the two nations to improve the operational efficiency of U.S. platforms currently operated by India. The deal comes against the backdrop of deteriorating U.S.-China relations and the recent India-China border dispute in the Galwan Valley. India and the United States signed the COMCASA creation or enabling agreement on 6 September on the sidelines of the first 2+2 dialogue. 2. The agreement will allow the Indian Army to access functions on secure and encrypted high-end communications equipment installed on US platforms acquired by the Indian Armed Forces. These platforms include C-130 J, C-17, P-8I aircraft as well as Apache and Chinook helicopters. This agreement is also of political importance for the parliamentary elections scheduled for next year. In 2016, the BJP government faced a lot of criticism from opposition parties due to the signing of LEMOA. During the last two meetings, agreements known as LEMOA and COMCASA were signed 5.

The agreement was for almost ten years. One of the main reasons for this was the fear that India would jeopardize its operational independence.