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India, US to ink landmark defence pact BECA during 2+2 talks today
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/india-us-to-ink-landmark-defence-pact-beca-during-22-talks-today-6019561.html

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Big Story | In a major boost to bilateral defence and military ties, India - US ink landmark agreement...
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Malabar Exercise

• The Malabar series of Naval exercises started in 1992 as a bilateral Indian Navy-US Navy exercise.
• Japan joined the Naval exercise in 2015.
• As India seeks to increase cooperation with other countries in the maritime security domain and in the light of increased defence cooperation with Australia, Malabar 2020 will see the participation of the Australian Navy.
• The exercise strengthens the coordination between the Navies of the participating countries.
• The participants engage to enhance safety and security in the maritime domain. They collectively support free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific and remain committed to a rules based international order.

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India Transfers Myanmar’s First Submarine Amid Tensions with China – The Diplomat
https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/india-transfers-myanmars-first-submarine-amid-tensions-with-china/

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What is BECA agreement?

•The Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) for geo-spatial cooperation is primarily a communication agreement proposed between the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency of the US Department of Defence and the Union Ministry of Defence.

•The agreement will allow India and the US to exchange important military information such as advanced satellite and topographic data including maps, nautical and aeronautical charts and geophysical, geodetic, geomagnetic and gravity data.

•Most of the information exchanged will be unclassified and it will be shared in either digital or printed format. BECA agreement also includes the provision of sharing classified information as well, with proper safeguards to ensure that it is not shared with any third party.

•BECA is the last of the four foundational agreements signed between India and the US for strengthening defence ties. The other three agreements include:

1. General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) in 2002. A follow-up extension agreement - Industrial Security Annex (ISA)- was signed in 2019. 

2. The Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) in 2016. 

3. The Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) in 2018.

•These agreements covered areas including security and military information, compatibility and security and logistics exchange and communications. BECA aims to enhance the geospatial cooperation between India and the US.

How will the BECA agreement help India?
◆Under the BECA agreement, the US armed forces will provide advanced navigational aids and avionics and share geospatial intelligence with India that will help boost the accuracy of Indian military's automated hardware systems and weapons such as drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles.
◆The data procured under the agreement will be relevant for India's northern and western borders, which will be crucial given the current geopolitical situation. 

How will it impact China?

•The BECA agreement will help India and the US in countering China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region.

•The two QUAD partners have also been focused on increasing engagement with their other two QUAD partners- Australia and Japan. Australia has also been included in the Malabar war games that will be held next month near Indian waters. With this, the Malabar military exercise will now see participation from all four QUAD nations. 

•The BECA agreement will also help narrow India's military gap with China in the wake of India-China border tensions. India and China have been engaged in a border standoff since April-May after the Chinese PLA (People's Liberation Army) transgressed into multiple areas into the Indian territory.

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Maritime India Vision 2030
●It is a ten-year blueprint for the maritime sector which will be released by the Prime Minister of India at the Maritime India Summit in November 2020.
●It will supersede the Sagarmala initiative and aims to boost waterways, give a fillip to the shipbuilding industry and encourage cruise tourism in India.

Policy Initiatives and Development Projects:
◆Maritime Development Fund: A Rs. 25,000-crore fund, which will provide low cost, long-tenure financing to the sector with the Centre contributing Rs. 2,500 crore over seven years.

◆Port Regulatory Authority: A pan-India port authority will be set up under the new Indian Ports Act (to replace the old Indian Ports Act 1908) for enabling oversight across major and non-major ports, enhance institutional coverage for ports and provide for structured growth of the ports sector to boost investor confidence.

◆Eastern Waterways Connectivity Transport Grid project: It will aim to develop regional connectivity with Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar.

◆Riverine Development Fund: Calls for extending low cost, long-term financing for inland vessels with the support of a Riverine Development Fund (RDF) and for extending the coverage of the tonnage tax scheme (applicable to ocean-going ships and dredgers) to inland vessels also to enhance the availability of such vessels.

◆Rationalisation of Port Charges: It will make them more competitive, besides doing away with all hidden charges levied by ship liners to bring in more transparency.

◆Promotion of Water Transport: For decongestion of urban areas, and developing waterways as an alternative means of urban transport.

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Electronic Exchange of Customs Data

Why in News-Recently, the Department of Posts, Government of India (India Post) and United States Postal Service signed an agreement for electronic exchange of customs data related to postal shipments between the two countries.

Objective: The primary objective of this agreement is to facilitate ‘ease of exports’ for small and large exporters through postal channels from different parts of the country.

Features: The agreement will make it possible to transmit and receive electronic data of international postal items prior to their physical arrival at the destination and would enable customs clearance of postal items in advance in line with the evolving global postal framework.

◆Exchange of Electronic Advance Data (EAD) will be a key driver towards promoting mutual trade with emphasis on the exports.
◆USA is the top export destination for India (~17%) which is also reflected in exchange of goods through postal channels.
◆In 2019, around 20% of international Express Mail Service (EMS) and 30% of Letters & Small Packets transmitted by India Post were destined to the USA whereas 60% of the Parcels received by India Post were originated from the USA.

Benefit: This will fulfill a major demand of the export industry to expedite customs clearances of export items and will contribute towards making India an Export Hub for the world.
◆The agreement will also improve the performance of postal services in terms of reliability, visibility and security.

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