Which of the following statements with regard to Neemrana Dialogue is/are correct? i. It's a dialogue between India and Pakistan. ii. It's a dialogue between India and China. iii. It's part of Track II Diplomacy iv. The Indian Delegation was headed by Ajit Doval.
Which of the following statements with regard to Neemrana Dialogue is/are correct? i. It's a dialogue between India and Pakistan. ii. It's a dialogue between India and China. iii. It's part of Track II Diplomacy iv. The Indian Delegation was headed by Ajit Doval. Correct Answer i & iii
The correct answer is i & iii.
Key Points
- The Neemrana dialogue, one of the oldest Track-II initiatives between India and Pakistan. Hence the statement 1 is correct.
- It was held in Islamabad, Pakistan from April 28 - 30, 2018.
- The delegation was headed by former Ministry of Economics Affairs (MEA) secretary and Pakistan expert Vivek Katju, JS Rajput, former National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) head, was also a part of the delegation. Hence the statement 4 is not correct.
- Pakistan’s delegation was represented by former Foreign Minister of Pakistan Inam-Ul-Haq and former governor of the State Bank of Pakistan Dr Ishrat Husain.
- The Government of India described the revival of Neemrana dialogue, track II diplomacy as just a normal process which entails people-to-people exchanges between India and Pakistan. Hence the statement 3 is correct.
Additional Information
- Neemrana dialogue
- The bilateral dialogue gets its name from the Neemrana Fort,Rajasthan where it was first held in 1991-1992.
- It was reported that the two sides discussed issues related to Kashmir, Siachen, terrorism, cross-border firing and also Sir Creek.
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