COMCASA, or Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement, is the India-specific version of Communication and Information on Security Memorandum of Agreement. It comes into force immediately, and will be valid for 10 years
India has asked the US to take a "non-discriminatory and predictable approach" to the H-1B visa regime
COMCASA will enable the Indian military to access critical and encrypted American defence technologies; the two nations have also decided to set up hotlines between their foreign ministers and defence ministers to enable them to remain in touch regularly
