India, US to ink landmark defence pact on October 27: Officials | Deccan  Herald With its army still engaged in a stand-off with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in eastern Ladakh, India is set to step up defence cooperation with the United States, by institutionalising sharing of maritime and geospatial intelligence. India and the US will sign the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) on the sidelines of the bilateral 2+2 dialogue on Tuesday.

 

The agreement will enable exchange of geo-spatial information between the two countries, enhancing the operational efficiency of the US defence platforms being operated by India.

The two sides, according to the sources, are also discussing an agreement on maritime domain awareness cooperation -- a pact, which will institutionalise sharing of information bilaterally on potential sea-borne security threats and thus will help keep watch on the activities of the Chinese PLA Navy....MORE

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