India, France adopt Innovation Roadmap 2030, Economic Security Dialogue

* India signed the ‘Action Plan for Prioritization and Implementation of Cooperation Areas in the Nuclear Field’ with Russia. * India and Russia have a long-standing strategic partnership in the field of civil nuclear cooperation. * The agreement aims to enhance collaboration in areas such as nuclear fuel cycle management, nuclear power projects, and research in nuclear science and technology. * Russia has been a key partner in India's nuclear energy sector, particularly through Rosatom, which has been involved in building Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu. * Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States have also engaged in nuclear cooperation with India but were not part of this specific agreement.

The Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) is negotiated between India and the European Union (EU).

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a free trade agreement that involves the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its FTA partners — Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea. It aims to create a comprehensive economic partnership covering trade in goods, services, investment, intellectual property, and e-commerce. ASEAN was initially a 10-member bloc consisting of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. In 2025, Timor-Leste (East Timor) formally became the 11th member of ASEAN — marking its first expansion since Cambodia’s inclusion in 1999. In the 22nd ASEAN-India Summit (2025), both sides endorsed the ASEAN-India Plan of Action (2026–2030), focusing on areas such as maritime cooperation, digital innovation, education, and sustainable development. The year 2026 was declared the ASEAN-India Year of Maritime Cooperation. Hence, the RCEP continues to be associated with ASEAN and its FTA partners, and the correct answer remains (b) ASEAN.

Statement 1 is Incorrect: During the visit, an MoU was signed to strengthen cooperation in traditional medicine between Gujarat Ayurveda University and German institutions. (An earlier MoU in late 2025 was agreed upon between the All India Institute of Ayurveda and Charité Universitätsmedizin in Berlin, not the University of Hamburg). Statement 2 is Correct: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Youth Hockey Development was officially signed between Hockey India and the German Hockey Federation. Statement 3 is Correct: The two nations announced the establishment of a new bilateral dialogue mechanism on the Indo-Pacific, alongside a Track 1.5 Foreign Policy and Security Dialogue. Statement 4 is Incorrect: Following the Chancellor's focus on Gujarat, Germany announced the appointment of an Honorary Consul in Ahmedabad to foster closer cooperation in the western region, rather than in Lucknow. Since the question asks for the statements that are not correct, statements 1 and 4 fit the criteria. Therefore, the correct option is B.

Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project is a 720 MW run-of-river power plant located on the Mangdechhu River in central Bhutan. It was developed with Indian financial and technical assistance and jointly inaugurated by the Prime Ministers of India and Bhutan in 2019. Therefore, A matches with 3. Restoration of Stor Palace refers to a historic 19th-century palace located in Kabul, Afghanistan (also known as Qasr-e-Storay). India funded its complete restoration in collaboration with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, and it was jointly inaugurated by the leaders of India and Afghanistan in 2016. Therefore, B matches with 2. District Hospital at Dickoya is a 150-bed multi-specialty hospital located in Hatton, Sri Lanka. It was built using Indian grant assistance primarily to serve the healthcare needs of the Indian-origin Tamil estate workers in the Central Province. Therefore, C matches with 4. Institute of Security and Law Enforcement Studies is located in Addu City, Maldives (now officially inaugurated as the National College of Policing and Law Enforcement or NCPLE). It was constructed entirely with Indian grant assistance under a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding. Therefore, D matches with 1. Therefore, the correct matching is A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1, which corresponds to Option B.

Statement 1 is correct: The Third India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-III) was hosted in New Delhi in October 2015. The first and second summits were held in 2008 (New Delhi) and 2011 (Addis Ababa), respectively, making the 2015 event the third edition. Statement 2 is incorrect: The India-Africa Forum Summit was institutionalized in 2008 to serve as the official platform for African-Indian relations. While Jawaharlal Nehru was a pioneer of Afro-Asian solidarity (e.g., the Asian Relations Conference of 1947), the IAFS is a distinct 21st-century initiative and was not established in 1951.

All 6 participants of the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation are member countries bordering the basins of the Mekong and Ganga rivers, aiming to collaborate on various initiatives. These countries are: - India - Cambodia - Laos - Myanmar - Thailand - Vietnam Hence, China & Bangladesh are not part of the Mekong-Ganga Corporation.

India signed the Additional Protocol to the IAEA safeguards agreement on May 15, 2009. An additional protocol to the Safeguards Agreement between the Government of India and the IAEA for the Application of Safeguards to Civilian Nuclear Facilities entered into force on 25 July 2014. Hence option 1 is correct.

ASEAN has five free trade agreements (FTAs) with six Dialogue Partners, namely China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India, and Australia and New Zealand. All Parties have ratified the FTA Agreements. USA is not a dialogue partner of ASEAN. So, they don't share a free trade agreement.

Statement 1 is correct. The United Nations General Assembly may grant non-member states, international organizations, and other entities Permanent Observer Status. Statement 2 is correct. The General Assembly decided that observer status would be confined to States and intergovernmental organizations whose activities cover matters of interest to the Assembly. Statement 3 is correct. Permanent Observers may participate in the sessions and workings of the General Assembly and maintain missions at the UN Headquarters.