India, US likely to sign pact on geospatial cooperation

印度和美国或签署地理空间合作协议

NEW DELHI: India is now getting set to ink the fourth and final `foundational military pact’ called the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geo-Spatial Cooperation (BECA) with the US to further tighten the strategic clinch between the two countries.

新德里：印度正准备与美国签署第四个也是最后一个“基础军事协议”，即《地理空间合作基本交流和合作协议》(BECA)，以进一步加强两国之间的战略联系。

Officials on Monday said BECA, which will enable the US to share advanced satellite and topographical data for long-range navigation and missile-targeting with India, is “very likely” to be inked during the “two-plus-two” dialogue here. Defence minister Rajnath Singh and external affairs minister S Jaishankar will hold the dialogue with their US counterparts Mark Esper and Mike Pompeo on October 26-27.

相关官员周一表示，BECA“很有可能”在“2 + 2”对话期间签署。BECA将使美国能够与印度共享先进的卫星和地形数据，用于远程导航和导弹目标定位。印度国防部长拉杰纳特·辛格和外交部长苏杰生将于10月26日至27日与美国国防部长马克·埃斯珀和国务卿迈克·蓬佩奥举行对话。

India inked the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) with the US in 2002, which was followed by the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) in 2016, and then the Communications, Compatibility and Security Arrangement (COMCASA) in 2018.

2002年，印度与美国签署了《军事信息总体安全协定》(GSOMIA)， 2016年签署了《后勤交换协议备忘录》(LEMOA)， 2018年签署了《通信、兼容性和安全协议》(COMCASA)。

Despite constant prodding from the US, the previous UPA regime had not agreed to ink LEMOA, COMCASA and BECA during its 10-year tenure on the ground that it would compromise India’s “strategic autonomy”. But the NDA government has pushed ahead with them, stressing that there are “enough India-specific safeguards” built into these pacts.

尽管美国不断施压，前国大党政府在其10年任期内仍未同意签署LEMOA、COMCASA和BECA协议，理由是这会损害印度的“战略自治”。而人民党政府一直在推进这些协议，并强调这些协议中有“足够的针对印度的保护措施”。

LEMOA provides for reciprocal logistics support like refueling and berthing facilities for each other's warships and aircraft, while the COMCASA has paved the way for India to get greater access to advanced military technologies with encrypted and secure communications and data links like armed Predator-B or Sea Guardian drones.

LEMOA为两国的军舰和飞机提供补给和停泊设施等后勤保障，而COMCASA为印度通过加密和安全的通信和数据链接，获得更多先进的军事技术铺平了道路，比如“捕食者-B”武装无人机或“海上卫士”无人机。

The decision to expedite BECA was taken during US President Donald Trump’s visit to India in February. The visit had also seen the inking of two deals worth $3 billion for 24 MH-60 `Romeo’ naval helicopters and six Apache attack choppers, which has taken the total value of lucrative Indian defence deals bagged by the US to over $21 billion just since 2007.

加快签署BECA的决定是在美国总统唐纳德·特朗普2月份访问印度期间做出的。此次访问还签署了价值30亿美元的两项协议，分别为24架MH -60“罗密欧”海军直升机和6架阿帕奇攻击型直升机，这使得自2007年以来，美国从印度获得的利润丰厚的军火合同总额已经超过210亿美元。

印度时报读者的评论：

译文来源：三泰虎  http://www.santaihu.com/p/51111.html  译者：Jessica.Wu

Mohinder

India should not miss this opportunity. If Biden wins it may never come up again.

印度不应该错过这个机会。如果拜登大选获胜，就没这个机会了。

Mahendra Patel

Great move by India .Let pak and ching know we have counter supporters

印度做得好，让巴基斯坦和知道我们也有支持者

Bala Srinivasan

INDIA is making certain the INDO-US strategic security partnership is good&SOLID impervious to any outside interruption or interferance or even influence.

印度正在确保印美战略安全伙伴关系良好稳固，不受任何外部干扰或影响。

Arun Kumar

To nab further on ching bats, yes welcome decision and we need more such kind of strategies with US to strengthen our country..

为了进一步遏制，我们需要和美国签署更多类似的协议以壮大我们自己的实力。

BJ

Piggyback with US because this is to India's own benefit. There is only one superpower and there will be only one, that is US. is not even close. Russia is a lost empire, its glory is vanished like dimming candle.

和美国一起合作，对印度有利。世界上只有一个超级大国，将来也只有一个，那就是美国。

距离超级大国还差得远呢。俄罗斯是一个失落的帝国，其荣耀像熄灭的蜡烛一样消失了。

Later

Wait till the US dollar falls !

The empire falls too

等美元贬值吧!

美国这个帝国也将衰落

Jagdish Chandra

With the advance of technology, World has interact or intermingled. Case of India is no exception of it. US are World unique economic and military power as well as has records exemplary liberal society. Proxmity of India with US or NATO camp may produce the logical result. It is significant to note here that post-independence; India has proxmity with Warsaw pact (Soviet Russia), but things has changing now with gradual pace as Russia is tilting to , in such precarious scenario, choice left with India to review it foreign policy.

随着科技的进步，世界相互影响或交织。印度的情况也不例外。美国是世界上独一无二的经济和军事大国，也是社会的典范。

印度向美国或北约阵营靠拢可能会产生合乎逻辑的结果。值得注意的是，独立后，印度向华沙条约组织(当时的苏联)靠拢，但随着俄罗斯向倾斜，事情正在慢慢地改变。在这种不稳定的情况下，印度可以选择重新审视自己的外交政策。

Manoj Bharati

Very good...India needs to increase cooperation with the US ...Nehruvian and MMS foreign policy did no good for India..

很好……印度需要加强与美国的合作…尼赫鲁和辛格之前的外交政策没有给印度带来好处。

Vinod Kumar

All these "co-operation" agreements are fine, but how they will help India if there is war with two  nations viz and Pakistan simultaneously. There should be a defence treaty in place between two nations.

这些“合作”协议都很好，但如果印度与和巴基斯坦这两个国家同时开战，这些协议对印度有什么帮助呢?

paarth

The US has a huge tech advantage over and we can leverage that to match up.

与相比，美国拥有巨大的技术优势，我们可以利用美国的技术优势，努力追赶。

Vjay San

Smart move for the moment!

这是明智之举!

Sam Singh

More power to India and its leaders. India loves America. God bless both India and America.

给印度及其领导人带来更多力量。印度爱美国，愿神保佑印度和美国。

Grizzly

Good, India needs to work on quantum satellite technology etc. which is only available to US and India has no idea about it. We do have good satellite technology but US is the best. And we want the best!

很好，印度需要研究量子卫星技术等，这种技术目前只有美国有，印度完全不懂。我们确实有很好的卫星技术，但美国的是最好的。而我们想要最好的!

Krishna

This agreement between India and USA must be signed before US Election.

必须在美国大选前签署这项协议。

Pradip Kumar Shome

It is ok, but will US accept India in the permanent membership in UNSC?

签协议可以，但是美国会接受印度成为安理会常任理事国吗?

Quhesobi

Feku, aka Surrender Modi, tries to make India a satellite state of USA. The bottom line is that, even if India sees itself as a client state of USA, Trump Ji still will not give in on his visa and trade policies. However, as long as Feku follows 'America First' policy, Trump Ji will be more than happy to have another proxy in South Asia. But, we all know that Biden Ji hates the butcher of Gujarat. So, let's wait and watch how Biden Ji deals with Feku after the presidential election.

莫迪试图让印度成为美国的附属国。即使印度把自己当成美国的附庸国，特朗普仍然不会在签证和贸易政策上对印度让步。

然而，只要莫迪遵循“美国优先”的政策，特朗普将非常乐意在南亚再选一个代理人。

我们都知道拜登讨厌莫迪。所以，让我们拭目以待吧，看看拜登在总统选举后会如何对待莫迪。

Da Da

India must keep in mind to have good relation with other super power and should not be depend on only one nation. We must keep equal distance with both Russia and USA.

印度必须牢记与其他超级大国保持良好关系，而不应该只依赖一个国家。我们应当同时与俄罗斯和美国保持若即若离的关系

Later

US should never be trusted !

永远不要信任美国