8th BRICS Summit : Goa Declaration

The Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi said in a recently concluded BRICS-BIMSTEC outreach summit that " the most serious direct threat to our economic prosperity is terrorism. Tragically, its mother-ship is a country in India's neighborhood ".

The opposition and resolution against various forms of terrorism dominated the current summit in Goa, with unequivocal passage of the 'Goa Declaration' by the BRICS countries. The participating member condemned the  terror activities on the Indian soil and called for early resolution to curb the scourge of global terrorism.

Let's attempt a question on 'Goa Declaration'.

Question 1

Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to BRICS led 'Goa Declaration' ?

a) The declaration called for early resolution of the civil war in Syria.
b) The declaration sought action against UN designated terrorist groups like IS and Jabhat al-Nusra.
c) The declaration called for all nations to counter radicalism and financing of terrorism.
d) India successfully drew consensus on reference to "cross border terrorism" and Pakistan based terror groups.

Answer

1) d, India failed to get a consensus on reference to "cross border terrorism" and Pakistan based terror groups in the final statement. The declaration also called for a Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism in the UN General Assembly.

India's Regional Outreach : Foreign Policy Initiatives

1) Which of the following is the theme for 2016 BRICS Summit to be held on October 15-16 in India?

a) Faster, Sustainable and More Inclusive Growth.
b) Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions.
c) One World, One Future.
d) None of the above

2) India has chosen to host the leaders of which of the following groups for the upcoming BRICS summit?

a) SAARC
b) ASEAN
c) BIMSTEC
d) Eurasian Economic Union

3) Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to BIMSTEC ?

a) It is a Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation.
b) India and China are its members.
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b

4) Which of the following initiatives of BRICS has/have been operationalized?

a) New Development Bank
b) BRICS Credit Rating Agency
c) BRICS Free Trade Agreement
d) All of the above

5) Which of the following statements with respect to Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) is/are correct?

a) It is a platform for India's exclusive engagement with the countries of Indo-China.
b) It fits in well with the logic of India's Act East Policy.
c) Its members are : Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar.
d) All of the above

Answer

1) b
2) c
3) a, Its members are : India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand.
4) a, Other two are at the conceptualization stage.
5) d