Political Science · International Relations
Which one of the following is NOT correct about the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)?
AThe first India-ASEAN Summit was held in November 2002
BASEAN declared a Southeast Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in 1995
CASEAN works to remove trade barriers and develop economic relations with China, Japan and South Korea
DIndia became a full dialogue partner of ASEAN in 1991 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) India became a full dialogue partner of ASEAN in 1991 — The claim that India became a full dialogue partner in 1991 is not correct, so the answer is that option.
Explanation
★The claim that India became a full dialogue partner in 1991 is not correct, so the answer is that option.
★India became a sectoral dialogue partner of ASEAN in 1992.
★It became a full dialogue partner only later, in the mid-1990s.
★The first India-ASEAN Summit was indeed held in 2002.
★ASEAN did declare a nuclear weapon free zone in 1995.
★It does work to deepen economic ties with China, Japan and South Korea.
★So the 1991 full-partnership claim is the incorrect statement.
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