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Assertion (A): Recognition of a state is not the same as recognition of its government.

Reason (R): Within existing states, governments come and go and normally the changes raise no question of recognition.

  1. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

  2. Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

  3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.

  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
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Explanation

'The states do not maintain bilateral diplomatic relations' does not mean that they do not recognise or treat one another as states. A state is not required to accord formal bilateral recognition to any other state and some have a general policy of not doing so, considering that a vote for its membership of an international organisation is restricted to states.

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