Between India and East Asia, the navigation time and distance can be greatly reduced by which of the following?
1. Deepeing the Malacca straits between Malaysia and Indonesia.
2. Opening a new canal across the Kraisthmus between the Gulf of Siam and Andaman Sea.
International Relations
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Choke Points,Connectivity Projects,Pipelines
International Relations › Choke Points,Connectivity Projects,Pipelines
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Answer
(B)
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GroupingsXNeighbourhood
International Relations › GroupingsXNeighbourhood
With reference to “Look East Policy” of India, consider the following statements:
1. India wants to establish itself as an important regional player in East Asian affairs.
2. India wants to plug the vacuum created by the termination of the Cold War.
3. India wants to restore the historical and cultural ties with its neighbours in Southeast and East Asia. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Options
Answer
(B)
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GroupingsXRegional
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International Initiatives(NGO,Export Control Regimes)
International Relations › International Initiatives(NGO,Export Control Regimes)
Recently, the USA decided to support India’s membership in multilateral export control regimes called the “Australia Group” and the “Wassenaar Arrangement”. What is the difference between them?
1. The Australia Group is an informal arrangement which aims to allow exporting countries to minimize the risk of assisting chemical and biological weapons proliferation, whereas the Wassenaar- Arrangement is a formal group under the OECD holding identical objectives.
2. The Australia Group comprises predominantly of Asian, African, and North American countries, whereas the member countries of Wassenaar Arrangement are predominantly from the European Union and American continents. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Options
Answer
(D)
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International Org,TreatiesXNuclear
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World Bank,IMF,ADB,International Finance