The United States signs "foundational agreements" with its defence partners.Template:Sfn 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 for Geospatial Intelligence (BECA).[1][2][3]
Signatories
The United States has signed over 100 foundational agreements with defence partners around the world.[4] In 2020 India signed the BECA, having already signed GSOMIA in 2002 (and its extension the ISA in 2019), an adapted version of the LSA — Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) in 2016, and an adapted version of CISMOA — Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) in 2018.[5][6][7][8]
References
- ↑ The 3 foundational agreements with US and what they mean for India's military growth, Philip, Snehesh Alex. ThePrint. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ BECA — and importance of three foundational pacts of India-US military cooperation, Roy, Shubhajit. The Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ Imagining India as a Global Power: Prospects and Challenges{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-60915-9
- ↑ Foundational Agreements Facilitate Better Defence Ties: US, Jha, Lalit K. Outlook India. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ Back to Future, Editorial. The Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ Building upon the American connection, Joshi, Manoj. ORF. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ Watch | India and U.S. sign BECA. The Hindu. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ India-US Relations in a Changing Strategic Environment, Tomar, Dr Ravi. www.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
Bibliography
- LSA, CISMOA, and BECA: The Future of US-India Defence Ties. CLAWS Journal.