With the signing of the Logistics Exchange Memorandum Of Agreement (LEMOA) in Washington on August 29, 2016 between India and the US, the relationship between these two countries will soar to new heights.
Even the slightest of doubts over India's strategic and security interests enmeshing with that of the US have disappeared permanently. India and the United States have signed the Logistics Exchange Memorandum Of Agreement (LEMOA) in Washington on Aug 29, 2016.
The LEMOA envisages the facilitation of logistics support, supplies and services between the armed forces of India and the US on reciprocal basis and this service will include food, water, billeting, transportation, petroleum, oils, lubricants, clothing, communication services, medical services, storage services, training services, spare parts and components, repair and maintenance services, calibration services, and port services.
Reciprocal logistic support would be used exclusively during authorized port visits, joint exercises, joint training, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts, an Indian defence ministry statement issued after the signing of the agreement said. Though the agreement does not create any obligations on either nations to carry out joint activity, it does significanty enhance the operational capacity of the Indian armed forces, including in their response to humanitarian crises or disaster relief.
The agreement got signed in Washington, when the American Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar held their third pow-wow in nine months. The Indian defence minister's visit to the US capital was advanced in part to conclude unfinished business before the makeover in Washington, which will also see personnel changes at the Indian Embassy. The two sides had wanted to tick off on the long-awaited and intensely-negotiated agreement pertaining to bilateral military logistics cooperation. This agreement is the centre piece of the US-India defence agenda that has gotten more extensive with each passing year.
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