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Option 4 : 1, 2 and 3
The correct answer is 1, 2, and 3.
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
- It is a multilateral development bank with a mission to improve social and economic outcomes in Asia.
- It aims to connect people, services and markets that over time will impact the lives of billions and build a better future by investing in sustainable infrastructure and other productive sectors.
- It is established by the AIIB Articles of Agreement (entered into force in December 2015) which is a multilateral treaty.
- It is headquartered in Beijing (China) and began its operations in January 2016.
- On 24 October 2014, twenty-one countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the AIIB in Beijing, China: Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
- Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
- It is a group of 35 nations that control the export of missile technology, including drones and UAVs.
- Setup in 1987 by the G7 countries
- Aims to limit the proliferation of missiles and other unmanned delivery systems that could be used for chemical or nuclear attacks.
- It is an informal and voluntary partnership between 35 countries which urge each other to restrict their missile export and technologies capable of carrying a 500-kilogram payload a minimum of 300 kilometres.
- The decisions are taken by the consensus of all the members.
- India has become the 35th member of MTCR in June 2016.
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
- It is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation.
- It’s a Eurasian political, economic and military organisation aiming to maintain peace, security and stability in the region.
- It was created in 2001.
- The SCO Charter was signed in 2002 and entered into force in 2003.
- It is a statutory document which outlines the organisation's goals and principles, as well as its structure and core activities.
- The SCO's official languages are Russian and Chinese.
- The SCO currently comprises eight Member States (China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan).
- Hence, Option 4 is correct.
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