India Must Overcome China Syndrome, Embrace QUAD | Analysis

On October 27, India and the US will sign the Basic Exchange Cooperation Agreement (BECA),the last of the four foundational military agreements which allows both countries to share geo-spatial data. The signing is a culmination of 13 years of negotiation, delays and reflects the mistrust between New Delhi and Washington in the past. The misplaced fear that the US will be able to access Indian data, which could compromise national security in the future, was used by South Block to object to the agreement . That India would be able to get geo-spatial data of the entire neighbourhood, including its adversaries, from the US was not considered. Read More…