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 INDIA, US SET FOR MILITARY PACT ON SATELLITE DATA DURING MIKE POMPEO VISIT

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India, US set for military pact on

satellite data during Mike Pompeo
visit
Reuters | Oct 22, 2020, 19:22 IST

NEW DELHI: India is closing in on an agreement with the United

States that will give it access to satellite data for better accuracy of
missiles and drones, government and industry officials said, as it
tries to narrow the gap with the powerful Chinese military.
The two sides are expected to announce the pact during the visit
next week of US secretary of state Mike Pompeo and defence
secretary Mark Esper for talks in New Delhi with Indian counterparts
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Rajnath Singh.
The United States, which antagonised Beijing this week by
approving the potential sale of three weapons systems to Taiwan,
has also been pushing for stronger security ties with India to help
balance China's growing regional influence.
US companies have sold India more than $21 billion of weapons
since 2007 and Washington has been urging the Indian government
to sign agreements allowing for sharing of sensitive information and
encrypted communications for better use of the high-end military
equipment.
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The clamour over the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, which hogged the limelight for weeks till the
announcement of the polls in Bihar, appears to be missing from the election pitches even as campaigning is on
in full swing. With barely a week to go for the first phase of the polls, most parties have largely shied away
from raising the issue during their campaigning.
India sets aside $7 billion to vaccinate its population: Sources
The Centre has set aside nearly $7 billion to vaccinate India's 1.3-billion people against Covid-19, reported
Bloomberg quoting people with knowledge of the matter.The Modi government estimates an all-in cost of
about $6-$7 (roughly Rs 450-550) per person in the nation of 1.3 billion, the people said, asking not to be
identified as the details are private.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet discussed the final draft of

the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement on Geospatial
Cooperation on Wednesday, a government source said.
An accord would provide India with access to a range of
topographical, nautical and aeronautical data, a defence industry
source said.
It would also allow the United States to provide advanced
navigational aids and avionics on US-supplied aircraft to India, the
defence source said.
"It is a foundational agreement, which the US has signed with many
of its partners for greater interoperability," the source said.
India has traditionally been hesitant about getting drawn into a US-
led security alliance and antagonising China. But tensions have risen
dramatically with China this summer, erupting into a clash between
border troops in eastern Ladakh.
This week New Delhi agreed to invite Australia into next month's
Malabar naval exercises scheduled with the United States and
Japan, disregarding concerns it would anger China, which sees such
a grouping as directed against it.
"In tandem, the moves signal a new level of strategic convergence
between the two democracies and a break from India's 'non-aligned'
past," said Jeff Smith, a South Asia expert at the Heritage
Foundation, about the proposed pact.
Already there is robust intelligence sharing between US and India,
particularly about Chinese activity in the region, a second
government official said.
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This includes information on PLA deployments on the Indian border

and also Chinese maritime activity, including its deep water fishing
fleets, which have caused friction between Beijing and other
countries.
"They are sharing a large amount of data," said the official.
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