(a) whether the US House of Representatives has passed defence policy bill that proposes to advance defence cooperation with India;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has entered into security memorandum of agreement with the US for basic exchange and cooperation agreement for geospatial cooperation; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)
IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
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(a) & (b): US House of Representatives has passed National Defence Authorisation Act for Fiscal year 2018, which defines “Strategy to further United States-India Defence Cooperation” in Section 1270 ‘C’. Government continues to actively engage the United States of America on various bilateral defence cooperation initiatives and measures to strengthen it.
(c) & (d): No, Madam.
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