Logistic Exchange Memorandum

Indian warship INS Talwar on Monday undertook refuelling with US Navy tanker USNS Yukon in the northern Arabian Sea under Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA).

India has formally become a military ally of the US after signing a Logistics Agreement that will allow American armed forces to access and use Indian military bases, the CPI-M said on Tuesday.

Hours before India and United States of America signed a logistics exchange memorandum, allowing the two countries to use each other's military facilities for refueling and replenishment, an editorial in the China's state-run newspaper Global Times warned that such a move would exacerbate tensions in Asia.

Following the signing of an important logistical pact with the US, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has indicated that India is not in a hurry to sign two other foundational agreements which America has been pushing for the past several years.

India and the US on Monday signed an important agreement that will make the two nations logistical allies and enable both the militaries to use each other's assets and bases for repair and replenishment of supplies.

Indian warship INS Talwar on Monday undertook refuelling with US Navy tanker USNS Yukon in the northern Arabian Sea under Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA).

India has formally become a military ally of the US after signing a Logistics Agreement that will allow American armed forces to access and use Indian military bases, the CPI-M said on Tuesday.

Hours before India and United States of America signed a logistics exchange memorandum, allowing the two countries to use each other's military facilities for refueling and replenishment, an editorial in the China's state-run newspaper Global Times warned that such a move would exacerbate tensions in Asia.

Following the signing of an important logistical pact with the US, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has indicated that India is not in a hurry to sign two other foundational agreements which America has been pushing for the past several years.

India and the US on Monday signed an important agreement that will make the two nations logistical allies and enable both the militaries to use each other's assets and bases for repair and replenishment of supplies.