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US defence logistics deal crawls, Ash Carter’s farewell visit to India next month
Published November 27, 2016
SOURCE : ENS
Nearly three months after the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) between India and the US was signed in the presence of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and his American counterpart Ash Carter, the pathbreaking agreement is yet to be operationalised. The agreement allows the Indian and American militaries to access each other’s bases for supplies and repairs.
The delay is because the defence ministry has not shared its “points of contact” list with the Pentagon. Ministry sources said a routine bureaucratic process was involved, wherein an accounting standard for the three services is still being worked out. It forms part of the “points of contact” list to be submitted to the Pentagon.
The “points of contact” list is a list of designated officials, with their contact details, to whom the US military would have to send its request for logistics support under LEMOA. The Americans furnished their “points of contact” list at the time the agreement was signed. Senior US government officials told The Sunday Express they were confident of the LEMOA being operationalised, and were not looking at a specific deadline.
Although it has not been officially announced so far, Defence Secretary Carter will be making his farewell visit to India early next month. No progress is, however, expected on the other two pending foundational agreements, the Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) — formerly known as the Communications and Information Security Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA) — and Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA). These agreements allow for the secure exchange of communication between the militaries, and the sharing of geospatial data, respectively. The defence ministry has not shown any interest in the Pentagon’s attempts to resume negotiations on these two agreements.
The two sides have, however, been negotiating hard on defining the exact contours of the Major Defence Partner (MDP) status bestowed by the US on India. This is a unique nomenclature created solely for India, and was announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US in June. During Parrikar’s visit to the US in August, he had shared with Carter a non-paper on India’s expectations from the MDP status. The two sides have since exchanged multiple notes on the subject and a clear framework on the MDP status — which will allow India to get the latest defence technologies from the US — is expected to emerge during Carter’s visit. No official announcement is expected to be made, though.
US defence logistics deal crawls, Ash Carter’s farewell visit to India next month
Published November 27, 2016
SOURCE : ENS
Nearly three months after the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) between India and the US was signed in the presence of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and his American counterpart Ash Carter, the pathbreaking agreement is yet to be operationalised. The agreement allows the Indian and American militaries to access each other’s bases for supplies and repairs.
The delay is because the defence ministry has not shared its “points of contact” list with the Pentagon. Ministry sources said a routine bureaucratic process was involved, wherein an accounting standard for the three services is still being worked out. It forms part of the “points of contact” list to be submitted to the Pentagon.
The “points of contact” list is a list of designated officials, with their contact details, to whom the US military would have to send its request for logistics support under LEMOA. The Americans furnished their “points of contact” list at the time the agreement was signed. Senior US government officials told The Sunday Express they were confident of the LEMOA being operationalised, and were not looking at a specific deadline.
Although it has not been officially announced so far, Defence Secretary Carter will be making his farewell visit to India early next month. No progress is, however, expected on the other two pending foundational agreements, the Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) — formerly known as the Communications and Information Security Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA) — and Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA). These agreements allow for the secure exchange of communication between the militaries, and the sharing of geospatial data, respectively. The defence ministry has not shown any interest in the Pentagon’s attempts to resume negotiations on these two agreements.
The two sides have, however, been negotiating hard on defining the exact contours of the Major Defence Partner (MDP) status bestowed by the US on India. This is a unique nomenclature created solely for India, and was announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US in June. During Parrikar’s visit to the US in August, he had shared with Carter a non-paper on India’s expectations from the MDP status. The two sides have since exchanged multiple notes on the subject and a clear framework on the MDP status — which will allow India to get the latest defence technologies from the US — is expected to emerge during Carter’s visit. No official announcement is expected to be made, though.
