{"id":55750,"date":"2018-08-31T19:53:17","date_gmt":"2018-09-01T02:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=55750"},"modified":"2018-08-31T19:53:17","modified_gmt":"2018-09-01T02:53:17","slug":"india-u-s-to-try-iron-out-differences-over-comcasa-during-22-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/india-u-s-to-try-iron-out-differences-over-comcasa-during-22-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"India, U.S. to Try Iron Out Differences Over COMCASA During 2+2 Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during an address on advancing India-U.S. relations at an event in New Delhi, June 28. Haley was on a two-day visit to India. (Chandan Khanna\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n

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India and the US will attempt to firm up a long-negotiated agreement which will provide for obtaining critical and encrypted defence technologies by the Indian military from the US, official sources said.<\/p>\n

They said discussions on finalising the Communications, Compatibility, Security Agreement (COMCASA) will be one of the key focus areas of the ‘2+2′ talks between India’s foreign and defence ministers with their US counterparts here on Sept. 6.<\/p>\n

Both sides are committed to move forward on COMCASA as it will further bolster defence and strategic cooperation between the two countries, the sources said.<\/p>\n

“The effort will be to thrash out the differences on COMCASA,” said a source, without elaborating on sticky issues.<\/p>\n

Though COMCASA will facilitate India to obtain critical defense technologies from the US, there have been apprehensions here about allowing the US access to sensitive military communication network.<\/p>\n

The agreement will facilitate access to critical communication network to each other to ensure interoperability among the US and the Indian armed forces.<\/p>\n

It will also allow the installation of high-security US communication equipment on defence platforms being sourced from the US, the sources said.<\/p>\n

The defence and security cooperation between the US and India is on an upswing in the last few months.<\/p>\n

Last month the US announced granting India the status of Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) country, the only South Asian nation to be given the designation along with the US’ NATO allies like South Korea, Australia and Japan.<\/p>\n

The STA-1 status will help India get critical technology from the US in the defence and certain other key areas.<\/p>\n

The move is expected to further facilitate India-US trade and technology collaboration in defence and high technology areas.<\/p>\n

Currently there are 36 countries on the STA-1 list. Till recently India was designated as STA-2 countries, along with seven others.<\/p>\n

In June 2016, the US had designated India as “Major Defence Partner” intending to elevate defence trade and technology sharing with India to a level commensurate with that of its closest allies and partners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during an address on advancing India-U.S. relations at an event in New Delhi, June 28. Haley was on a two-day visit to India. (Chandan Khanna\/AFP\/Getty Images) India and the US will attempt to firm up a long-negotiated agreement which will provide for obtaining critical and encrypted…<\/p>\n

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