Statement- Brushing off the recent two-month discord with China over Dokalam…
2019
Statement- Brushing off the recent two-month discord with China over Dokalam standoff, India displayed robust participation at the BRICS meeting in the Chinese port city of Xiamen. In their first substantive meeting post the 73-day Dokalam face off, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held "constructive" talks during which it was reaffirmed that maintaining peace and tranquillity in the border areas was a pre-requisite for the development of India-China relations.
Which of the following can be inferred from the given statement?
(I) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their first substantive bilateral meeting at the BRICS meeting after the Dokalam standoff, which had put ties between the two countries under strain.
(II) Putting behind the Dokalam standoff, India and China today agreed on a "forward-looking" approach in their ties and make more efforts to ensure that such incidents do not recur.
(III) Counter terrorism issues were taken up during the course of BRICS, which were discussed in this meeting between Modi - Xi Jinping.
- A.
Only I and II
- B.
Only II and III
- C.
Only I and III
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
Attempted by 3 students.
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Correct answer: A
Inference I is directly stated: Modi and Xi held their first substantive meeting after the Doklam standoff. Inference II follows from brushing off the discord and reaffirming border peace as a prerequisite for development. Inference III is not supported because counter-terrorism is not mentioned in the statement.