Political Science · India's Foreign Policy
UGC NET Nov 2017 Political Science
Consider the following statements about India's role in the United Nations.
- 1. India is a major contributor to the UN Democracy Fund.
- 2. The Indian delegation to the San Francisco Conference of 1945 was led by Vijayalakshmi Pandit.
- 3. In 2001, India piloted a draft comprehensive convention on International Terrorism.
- 4. India submitted, along with other countries, an Action Plan for the phased elimination of nuclear weapons, 1996-2020.
A1, 3 and 4
B1, 2 and 3
C1 and 4 ✓ Correct
D3 and 4
Correct answer: (C) 1 and 4 — Statements 1 and 4 are correct, so the answer is 1 and 4.
Explanation
★Statements 1 and 4 are correct, so the answer is 1 and 4.
★India is a major contributor to the UN Democracy Fund, set up in 2005, validating statement 1.
★India put forward an Action Plan for the phased elimination of nuclear weapons over 1996-2020, validating statement 4.
★Statement 2 is false because the 1945 San Francisco delegation was led by Sir C. P. Ramaswamy Mudaliar, not Vijayalakshmi Pandit.
★Statement 3 is false because India proposed the comprehensive convention on international terrorism in 1996, not 2001.
★The Democracy Fund grew from a 2005 initiative linked to Manmohan Singh, George W. Bush and Kofi Annan.
★Together these show India's reformist and disarmament-minded engagement at the UN.
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