UPSC Civil Services Model Paper 7

The centrepiece of the third 2+2 dialogue was the signing of the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) for Geo-Spatial Cooperation . With the signing of BECA, India is now a signatory to all U.S.-related foundational military agreements . Built into the agreements are provisions for a two-way exchange of information.
Hence Option A is Correct .
India had signed the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA), in 2016, and the Communications, Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA), in 2018 .
Hence Option B and C is Correct .
By appending its signature to BECA, India is in a position to specifically receive sensitive geospatial intelligence . The foundational military pacts effectively tie India to the wider U.S.
strategic architecture in the region.
With the signing of these agreements, India’s strategic autonomy will get strengthened .
By signing BECA, India has signed on to becoming part of the wider anti-China ‘coalition of the willing’ led by the U.S . By signing on to BECA at this juncture, India has effectively jettisoned its previous policy of neutrality, and of maintaining its equidistance from power blocs.