World Geography and Politics

Kyrgyzstan government in April 2010 extended by one year the U.S. lease of the Manas airbase that serves as a transit point for NATO operations in Afghanistan.

New Delhi and Riyadh have vowed to jointly combat terrorism and money laundering as they signed an Extradition Treaty and several agreements to raise their cooperation to a strategic partnership covering security, economic, energy and defence areas during the three day official visit of PM Manmohan Singh to Saudi Arabia from February 27 to March 1, 2010.

The Nepal government on Kathmandu, May 17, 2010 tabled a key amendment to the Interim Constitution to extend the Constituent Assembly's tenure by a year amid its failure to promulgate a new statute by the deadline of May 28, 2010. The government tabled a bill in the 601-member Constituent Assembly to amend the Interim Constitution to extend the Assembly's tenure by a year.

IBSA stands for the trilateral developmental initiative between India, Brazil, and South Africa. It was established to promote South-South cooperation.

The Delhi Declaration of 2008 was a significant outcome of the first India-Africa Forum Summit held in New Delhi.

In 2008, Indian Railways signed an MoU with the French national railway company, SNCF, for technical cooperation and modernization.

Thailand is a coastal country with a long coastline along the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, whereas the others are landlocked.

India is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). It is not a member of NATO or NAFTA.

SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) consists of eight member countries in South Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. China is not a member, though it holds observer status.

The US is a member of many UN missions, but UNMOGIP (UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan) was established to monitor the ceasefire line in Kashmir. The US is not a contributor of military observers to this specific mission.

This is one of the main markets for Indian jute industry. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Supachai Panitchpakdi, who served as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization from 2002 to 2005, is a Thai national.

ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) includes countries like Brunei, Vietnam, and Laos. China is not a member of ASEAN, though it is a dialogue partner.

Prashant Tamang, the winner of Indian Idol 3, was appointed as a goodwill ambassador for the Nepal Tourism Board in 2010.

In 2010, India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with South Korea to enhance defense cooperation, marking a significant step in bilateral ties.