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Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geo-Spatial cooperation (BECA)
Why is it in news?
- The USA is pushing for Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geo-Spatial cooperation (BECA) at the next India-U.S. 2+2 ministerial dialogue likely to held in October end.
Details:
- Beginning 2016, India has signed three foundational agreements:
(1) Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA).
(2) Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA)
(3) General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA).
- An extension to the GSOMIA, the Industrial Security Annex (ISA), was signed at the last 2+2 dialogue.
- BECA is fourth such agreement geo spatial cooperation and information sharing.