Question 44 from UPSC CSE 2016 - Current
Affairs

Question

Consider the following statements:
1. The India-Africa Summit held in 2015 was the third such Summit.
2. The India-Africa Summit was actually initiated by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Correct Option: A. 1 only

Strategy: - Evaluate statement 1 by recalling the sequence of India-Africa Summits: 2008 (first), 2011 (second), and 2015 (third). This confirms the statement.
- Evaluate statement 2 by recognizing that while Jawaharlal Nehru promoted Afro-Asian solidarity, the formal 'India-Africa Summit' series began in 2008, not 1951. This makes the statement incorrect.

Key Info: The India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) is the official platform for dialogue and cooperation between India and African nations. This structured summit series began in the 21st century, marking a formalization of India's engagement with Africa.

*   **IAFS-I:** Held in 2008 in New Delhi, India.
*   **IAFS-II:** Held in 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
*   **IAFS-III:** Held in October 2015 in New Delhi, India. This was indeed the third such summit, confirming Statement 1.
*   **IAFS-IV:** Held in 2023, also in New Delhi, predominantly at the Ministerial level.

Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, was a strong proponent of Afro-Asian solidarity and played a pivotal role in the Non-Aligned Movement and the Bandung Conference of 1955. His vision laid the ideological foundation for India's foreign policy towards Africa. However, the specific 'India-Africa Summit' as a recurring, institutionalized forum was established much later, in 2008, to foster contemporary strategic and economic partnerships. It was not initiated by him in 1951, making Statement 2 incorrect.

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Option B: 2 only

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Option C: Both 1 and 2

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Option D: Neither 1 nor 2

Consider the following statements: The India-Africa Summit held in 2015 was the third such Summit. The India-Africa Summit was actually initiated by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

The India-Africa Summit held in 2015 was the third such Summit.

The India-Africa Summit was actually initiated by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?