The Indo-US Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) has commenced on Monday. The 2+2 meeting between the US Defence Secretary Mark T Esper and Secretary of State Michael R Pompeo with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has been highly crucial for the defence strategy for both the nation.
After the 2+2 meeting, Mark Esper and Michael Pompeo on Tuesday will jointly have a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and NSA Ajit Doval.
The agreement is being seen as a strong reinforcement of the bilateral relationship and will allow India access to US geospatial intelligence and automated systems.
India is delighted to host the US Secretary of Defence, Dr. Mark Esper. Our talks today were fruitful, aimed at further deepening defence cooperation in a wide range of areas.
Today’s discussions will add new vigour to India-US defence relations & mutual cooperation. @EsperDoD pic.twitter.com/MMk11GkSZ1
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) October 26, 2020
