CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The mechanism first met in Beijing in September 2016. Minister of Public Security, Mr. Zhao Kezhi also visited India in October 2018 and co-chaired the first India-China High Level Meeting on Bilateral Security Cooperation with Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh.

Detailed explanation-2: -Since 2008, China has been India’s largest trading partner and the two countries have also extended their strategic and military relations. Since 2013, border disputes have reemerged to take centrestage in the two countries’ mutual relations.

Detailed explanation-3: -The country now seeks to strengthen its diplomatic and economic ties with the United States, the European Union trading bloc, Japan, Israel, Mexico, and Brazil. India has also forged close ties with the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the African Union, the Arab League and Iran.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main purpose of the MoU is flood control and disaster mitigation in downstream areas. Thus, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with People’s Republic of China was signed on April, 2005 upon provision of hydrological information of the River Sutlej/Langqen Zangbo in Flood Season by China to India.

Detailed explanation-5: -On 1 April, 1950, India became the first non-socialist bloc country to establish diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. Prime Minister Nehru visited China in October 1954.