‘Will stand by India’
TOUGH STANCE
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo firmly put his weight behind India in the border confrontation with China and said: “The US will stand with the people of India as they confront threats to their sovereignty and to their liberty”
DEFENCE AGREEMENT
Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) announced between India’s defence ministry and the US National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency for sharing of geo-spatial information
COVID COOPERATION
The two nations decided to strengthen cooperation in developing vaccines, therapeutics, other diagnostics, ventilators and essential equipment