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The Union Minister Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyer recently called a delegation from Thailand to visit Agartal, Guwahati and few other places in North-East to explore the possiblities of Thai Investment there. Why was Mr. Mnai Shankar involved in a meeting like this?

  1. He is the minister for North-Easter Region

  2. He is the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry

  3. He is the next chief minister of Assam as a caretaker Government is functioning there till general election in January 2008.

  4. Aiyer was asked to mediate the talks between Thai delegation and Minstry of Commerce and Industry as a deadlock was developed between the two

  5. None of these
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Explanation

Mani Shankar Aiyer served as the Minister for the Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) during this period, which explains his involvement in promoting investment in that specific region.

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