India re-examining US pacts that could give access to top-notch weapons like armed drones
Rajat Pandit
| TNN | Updated: May 2, 2018, 23:20 IST
Highlights
 India and the US will hold fresh discussions on the two pacts
 India has for long been interested in acquiring armed drones
 The US contends COMCASA is a “technology enabler”
  But India fears that use of US systems could compromise its tactical operational security
A US Air Force MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (Reuters file photo)
NEW DELHI: The NDA government is now once again re-examining the two other “foundational agreements” being pushed by the US for over 15 years now, after inking the bilateral military logistics pact in 2016, in a sharp departure from the previous UPA regime that had virtually rejected them.
India and the US will hold fresh discussions on the two pacts — Communications Compatibility and Security Arrangement (COMCASA) and the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geo-Spatial Cooperation (BECA) — at a meeting here on Thursday and Friday.
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