Foundational agreement

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The United States signs "foundational agreements" with its defence partners.^[1] 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).^[2]^[3]^[4]

Signatories

The United States has signed over 100 foundational agreements with defence partners around the world.^[5] 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.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

References

^ Jain 2018, p. 114–116.
^ Philip, Snehesh Alex (2020-10-27). "The 3 foundational agreements with US and what they mean for India's military growth". ThePrint. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
^ Roy, Shubhajit (2020-10-28). "BECA — and importance of three foundational pacts of India-US military cooperation". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
^ Ragi, Sangit K.; Sondhi, Sunil; Pathak, Vidhan (2017-07-28). Imagining India as a Global Power: Prospects and Challenges. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-60915-9.
^ Jha, Lalit K (13 May 2015). "Foundational Agreements Facilitate Better Defence Ties: US". Outlook India. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
^ Editorial (2020-10-28). "Back to Future". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
^ Joshi, Manoj (28 October 2020). "Building upon the American connection". ORF. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
^ "Watch | India and U.S. sign BECA". The Hindu. 2020-10-28. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
^ Tomar, Dr Ravi (25 June 2002). "India-US Relations in a Changing Strategic Environment". www.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-10-28.

Bibliography

Jain, Bhupesh (2018). "LSA, CISMOA, and BECA: The Future of US-India Defence Ties" (PDF). CLAWS Journal. Summer 2018: 114–126.

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[FOOTNOTEJain2018114–116-1] Jain 2018, p. 114–116.

[2] Philip, Snehesh Alex (2020-10-27). "The 3 foundational agreements with US and what they mean for India's military growth". ThePrint. Retrieved 2020-10-28.

[3] Roy, Shubhajit (2020-10-28). "BECA — and importance of three foundational pacts of India-US military cooperation". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-10-28.

[4] Ragi, Sangit K.; Sondhi, Sunil; Pathak, Vidhan (2017-07-28). Imagining India as a Global Power: Prospects and Challenges. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-60915-9.

[5] Jha, Lalit K (13 May 2015). "Foundational Agreements Facilitate Better Defence Ties: US". Outlook India. Retrieved 2020-10-28.

[6] Editorial (2020-10-28). "Back to Future". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-10-28.

[7] Joshi, Manoj (28 October 2020). "Building upon the American connection". ORF. Retrieved 2020-10-28.

[8] "Watch | India and U.S. sign BECA". The Hindu. 2020-10-28. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-10-28.

[9] Tomar, Dr Ravi (25 June 2002). "India-US Relations in a Changing Strategic Environment". www.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-10-28.

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