Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geo-Spatial Cooperation

India and the United States are close to signing the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geo-Spatial Cooperation (BECA) during the 2 + 2 India-US ministerial dialogue on October 27. Long in the making, the agreement will give India access to extremely accurate geo-spatial data that will have several military applications. A look at the agreement and what it means: Read More…