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- India may finally end up signing the second defence foundational pact with the US — the Communications, Compatibility, Security Agreement (COMCASA)
- The COMCASA agreement will enable Indian military to obtain critical, secure and encrypted defence technologies from the other country.
- COMCASA was earlier referred to as the CISMOA (Communication & Information on Security Memorandum of Agreement).
- Being a ‘Major Defence Partner’ of the US, it is imperative for India to sign the mandatory three foundational pacts
- So far, India has signed only one of the foundational agreements, called the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA). It had signed the pact with the US in 2016 after decades of negotiation.
- The LEMOA is a modified version of the Logistics Support Agreement (LSA) focused on India that will enable access to each other’s military facilities for purposes of refuelling and replenishment.
- COMCASA and Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geo-Spatial Cooperation (BECA) are the two remaining pacts that were not signed.
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