India, Aug. 22 -- A country needs to sign three pacts to get cutting-edge weapons from the US.

New Delhi: The issue of the pending third foundational military pact-Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geo-spatial Cooperation (BECA)-with the United States, which is expected to give a boost to the country's defence system and counter the Russia-China-Pakistan axis, may come up for discussion during the "US-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue" later this year.

US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale and Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla held virtual talks recently during which the two sides discussed bilateral cooperation on a full range of international issues and reaffirmed their commitment to work ...