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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many agreements did India and France signed To Defence, Nuclear Energy Cooperation recently?
A
14
B
16
C
25
D
36
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -France was the first country to sign the civil nuclear deal in 2008 followed by eight other countries. These are Australia, South Korea, Russia, Mongolia, Namibia, Argentina, UK, Canada, Kazakhstan, South Korea. Q.

Detailed explanation-2: -Oct 10, 2008: The 123 Agreement between India and US is finally operationalized between the two countries after the deal is signed by External Affairs Minister Mukherjee and his counterpart, Secretary of State Rice, in Washington.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cession of French territories in India An agreement between France and India in 1948 stipulated that the inhabitants of France’s Indian possessions would choose their political future. A treaty of cession was signed by the two countries in May 1956. It was ratified by the French parliament in May 1962.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 123 Agreement is also known as the Indo-US Nuclear Deal. Under this agreement, the US agreed to full civil nuclear cooperation with India. The Indo-US civil nuclear agreement was conceived by the then Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the then American President George Bush in July 2005.

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