CURRENT AFFAIRS

2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following countries have agreed to elevate their bilateral relations to ‘strategic partnership’.
A
Bangladesh, India
B
India, China
C
China, Russia
D
Bangladesh, China
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Countries considered India’s closest include the United Arab Emirates, Russian Federation, Israel, Afghanistan, France, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and the United States.

Detailed explanation-2: -When states recognize one another as sovereign states and agree to diplomatic relations, they create a bilateral relationship. States with bilateral ties will exchange diplomatic agents such as ambassadors to facilitate dialogues and cooperations.

Detailed explanation-3: -Trade: Saudi Arabia is India’s fourth largest trade partner (after USA, China and UAE) and a major source of energy as India imports around 18% of its crude oil requirement and  22 % of its LPG requirement from the Kingdom. In FY 2021-22, bilateral trade was valued at US $42.8billion.

Detailed explanation-4: -India has longstanding and wide-ranging cooperation with Russia in the field of defence. India-Russia military technical cooperation has evolved from a buyer-seller framework to one involving joint research, development and production of advanced defence technologies and systems.

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