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A RISE IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES HAS PROMOTED THE DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN?

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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.

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MEMBER COUNTRIES OF BRICSEEIIU?

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  1. BRAZIL
  2. RUSSIA
  3. INDIA
  4. CHINA
  5. SOUTH AFRICA
    - NEW MEMBERS
  6. EGYPT
  7. ETHIOPIA
  8. INDONESIA
  9. IRAN
  10. UAE
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UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORISES NEW PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN SOMALIA. WHAT IS IT CALLED?

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  • UNSC ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2767 AND HAS AUTHORIZED A NEW PEACEKEEPING MISSION CALLED AUSSOM (AFRICAN UNION STABILISATION AND SUPPORT MISSION).
  • IT WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING AFRICAN UNION TRANSITION MISSION IN SOMALIA (ATMIS).
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WHAT ARE BLUE HELMETS/BLUE BERETS?

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THE UN PEACEKEEPERS ARE ALSO CALLED THE BLUE HELMET BECAUSE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 167 (2) PASSED IN 1947 APPROVED LIGHT BLUE AS THE COLOUR FOR THE UNITED NATIONS FLAG.

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THREE PRINCIPLES OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING?

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  1. CONSENT OF THE PARTIES.
  2. IMPARTIALITY
  3. NON USE OF FORCE EXCEPT IN SELF DEFENCE AND DEFENCE OF THE MANDATE.
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WHICH INDIAN CITIES RECENTLY JOINED THE LIST OF WETLAND ACCREDITED CITIES IN WORLD?

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INDORE AND UDAIPUR.

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ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT?

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THE ICC IS THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL PERMANENT COURT ESTABLISHED TO INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE INDIVIDUALS ACCUSED OF SERIOUS INTERNATIONAL CRIMES.

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FOUNDING TREATY OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) IS KNOWN AS?

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ROME STATUTE.

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JURISDICTION AND CRIMES COVETED UNDER INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC)?

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  1. GENOCIDE
  2. WAR CRIMES
  3. CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
  4. CRIME OF AGGRESSION
    THE ICC ONLY DEALS WITH CRIMES COMMITTED ON OR AFTER 1 JULY 2002.
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WHICH COUNTRIES ARE NOT PARTIES TO THE ROME STATUE?

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  1. INDIA
  2. THE UNITED STATES
  3. CHINA
  4. RUSSIA
  5. ISRAEL.
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INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) RELATION WITH UNITED NATIONS?

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THE ICC IS NOT A UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION BUT HAS COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE UN.

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ENFORCEMENT AND LIMITATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC)?

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  • THE ICC’s DECISIONS ARE BINDING, BUT IT DOES NOT HAVE ITS OWN POLICE FORCE.
  • IT RELIES ON STATE COOPERATION FOR THE ARREST AND SURRENDER OF SUSPECTS, WHICH IS ESSENTIAL FOR ENFORCEMENT.
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______ HAS RECENTLY BECOME THE FIRST EUROPEAN COUNTRY TO JOIN THE INDO PACIFIC TRADE BLOC, KNOWN AS THE COMPREHENSIVE AND PROGRESSIVE AGREEMENT FOR TRANS PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP (CPTPP).

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UK.

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AGREEMENT 123 OF USA?

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THE 123 AGREEMENT PROVIDED FOR “FULL CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY COOPERATION COVERING NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASPECTS OF THE ASSOCIATED NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE INCLUDING ENRICHMENT AND REPROCESSING”.

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THE 810 PROVISION OF USA?

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IT ALLOWS AMERICAN NUCLEAR POWER COMPANIES TO EXPORT TO COUNTRIES SUCH AS INDIA UNDER SOME STRICT SAFEGUARDS, BUT RESTRICTS THEM FROM MANUFACTURING ANY NUCLEAR EQUIPMENT OR PERFORMING ANY NUCLEAR DESIGN WORK OUTSIDE OF THE US.

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WHICH COUNTRY RECENTLY WITHDREW FROM BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE?

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PANAMA.

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KAZAN DECLARATION?

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THE LEADERS OF BRICS COUNTRIES, MET IN KAZAN, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, FROM 22 TO 24 OCTOBER 2024 FOR THE XVI BRICS SUMMIT HELD UNDER THE THEME: ‘‘STRENGTHENING MULTILATERALISM FOR JUST GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY”.

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EXPANSION OF BRICS OCCURRED UNDER WHICH DECLARATION?

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THE JOHANNESBURG DECLARATION (2023) INVITED ARGENTINA, EGYPT, ETHIOPIA, IRAN, SAUDI ARABIA, AND THE UAE TO BECOME FULL MEMBERS FROM JANUARY 2024.

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WHAT IS UFA DECLARATION?

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THE UFA DECLARATION WAS AN AGREEMENT SIGNED IN 2015 BY BRICS LEADERS TO IMPROVE MEDICAL COOPERATION AND PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. THE DECLARATION WAS SIGNED AT THE 7th BRICS SUMMIT IN UFA, RUSSIA.

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VIENNA CONVENTION ON DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS?

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  • ESTABLISHED TO DEFINE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE TREATMENT OF DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVES AMONG COUNTRIES.
  • ADOPTED ON APRIL 14, 1961, AT THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON DIPLOMATIC INTERCOURSE AND IMMUNITIES, HELD IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA.
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MEMBER COUNTRIES OF BAY OF BENGAL PROGRAMME- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION (BOBP-IGO)?

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  • BANGLADESH, INDIA, MALDIVES AND SRI LANKA ARE FULL MEMBERS.
  • INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, MYANMAR, THAILAND ARE COOPERATING NON CONTRACTING PARTIES.
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BRICS OFFERED PARTER STATUS TO TURKEY. THE CATEGORY WAS INTRODUCED BY BRICS MEMBERS BY THE ___________ DECLARATION AT THE 16th BRICS SUMMIT.

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KAZAN DECLARATION.

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PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI OUTLINED SEVEN KEY PILLARS TO DEEPEN TIES BETWEEN INDIA AND CARICOM NATIONS, ALIGNING WITH THE ACRONYM C-A-R-I-C-O-M. THEY ARE?

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  1. CAPACITY BUILDING
  2. AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY
  3. RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
  4. INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY AND TRADE
  5. CRICKET AND CULTURE
  6. OCEAN ECONOMY
  7. MEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE.
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FORMATION OF CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY?

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FOUNDED IN 1973, BY THE TREATY OF CHAGURAMAS AS THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND COMMON MARKET.

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CHAIRMANSHIP OF CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY?
- ROTATES EVERY 6 MONTHS AMONG HEADS OF MEMBER STATES. - CURRENT CHAIR:- ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA.
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MEMBERS OF CARICOM?
1. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 2. BAHAMAS 3. BARBADOS 4. BELIZE 5. DOMINICA 6. GRENADA 7. GUYANA 8. HAITI 9. JAMAICA 10. MONTSERRAT 11. ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 12. ST LUCIA 13. ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 14. SURINAME 15. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.
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WHAT IS HORIZON 2047?
- HORIZON 2047- 25 YEAR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND FRANCE. - AIM IS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR BILATERAL COOPERATION. - AGREEMENT UNVEILED DURING INDIAN PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI's VISIT TO PARIS IN 2023.
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HORIZON 2047 ROADMAP- 3 PILLARS?
1. PARTNERSHIP FOR SECURITY AND SOVEREIGNTY:- - INDO PACIFIC STABILITY - COUNTERTERRORISM THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE NO MONEY FOR TERROR (NMFT) 2. PARTNERSHIP FOR THE PLANET:- - FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES LIKE INDO PACIFIC PARKS PARTNERSHIP, INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ALLIANCE, AND THE INDO PACIFIC OCEANS INITIATIVE (IPOI) 3. PARTNERSHIP FOR THE PEOPLE:- ENHANCE STUDENT AND GRADUATE MOBILITY THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT ON MIGRATION AND MOBILITY.
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WHAT IS AXIS OF RESISTANCE?
- IT IS AN INFORMAL IRANIAN LED POLITICAL & MILITARY COALITION IN THE MIDDLE EAST. - THE ROOTS OF THE 'AXIS OF RESISTANCE' GO BACK TO THE IRANIAN REVOLUTION OF 1979- PAVED THE WAY FOR RADICAL SHIA MUSLIM CLERICS TO COME TO POWER.
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GROUP MEMBERS OF AXIS OF RESISTANCE?
1. HEZBOLLAH 2. HAMAS 3. PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD 4. HOUTHIS
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CONTEXT OF ABEYI REGION?
INDIA IS DEPLOYING AN ALL WOMEN CONTIGENT IN SUDAN'S ABEYI REGION AS PART OF ITS PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS (BLUE HELMETS) UNDER THE AEGIS OF THE UNITED NATIONS.
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ABOUT ABEYI REGION?
- THE OIL RICH ABYEI AREA HAS REMAINED A CONTENTIOUS ISSUE BETWEEN SUDAN AND SOUTH SUDAN. - CLASHES, CONTAMINATION FROM LANDMINES, AND EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS OF WAR (ERW) HAVE LED TO DISPLACEMENT OF MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE.
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BORDERING REGIONS OF SUDAN?
SUDAN LIES IN NORTHEAST AFRICA AND SHARES BORDERS WITH EGYPT (NORTH), ERITREA (NORTHEAST), ETHIOPIA (SOUTHEAST), SOUTH SUDAN (SOUTH), THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (SOUTHWEST), CHAD (WEST), LIBYA (NORTHWEST), AND THE RED SEA.
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DARFUR REGION?
DARFUR IS A REGION IN WESTERN SUDAN PLAGUED BY VIOLENT CONFLICT AND HUMANITARIAN CRISES DUE TO ETHNIC TENSIONS BETWEEN ARAB AND AFRICAN COMMUNITIES.
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NILE RIVER BASIN COOPERATIVE FRAMEWORK (CFA) AGREEMENT HAS BEEN RATIFIED BY?
1. ETHIOPIA 2. UGANDA 3. RWANDA 4. BURUNDI 5. TANZANIA 6. SOUTH SUDAN'S RECENT RATIFICATION LED TO THE AGREEMENT COMING INTO FORCE.
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NILE RIVER BASIN COOPERATIVE FRAMEWORK (CFA) AGREEMENT HAS BEEN OPPOSED BY?
EGYPT AND SUDAN, WHO FEAR IT WILL DIMINISH THEIR SHARE OF NILE WATER.
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MEMBERS OF 5 EYES ALLIANCE?
- USA - UNITED KINGDOM - CANADA - AUSTRALIA - NEW ZEALAND.
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MEMBERS OF 9 EYE ALLIANCE?
- MEMBERS OF 5 EYE ALLIANCE - NETHERLANDS - FRANCE - DENMARK - NORWAY.
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MEMBERS OF 14 EYES ALLIANCE?
- 9 EYES ALLIANCE - BELGIUM - ITALY - GERMANY - SPAIN - SWEDEN.
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WHAT IS BÜRGENSTOCK SUMMIT?
ON 15 AND 16 JUNE 2024, SWITZERLAND ORGANISED A SUMMIT ON PEACE IN UKRAINE AT THE BÜRGENSTOCK (CANTON OF NIDWALDEN). THE AIM OF THAT HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT MEETING, WAS TO DEVELOP A COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF A PATH TOWARDS A JUST AND LASTING PEACE IN UKRAINE.
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FOUNDING MEMBERS OF ARAB LEAGUE?
- EGYPT - SYRIA - LEBANON - IRAQ - TRANSJORDAN (NOW JORDAN) - SAUDI ARABIA - YEMEN.
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OTHER MEMBERS OF ARAB LEAGUE?
- LIBYA - SUDAN - TUNISIA - MOROCCO - KUWAIT - ALGERIA - BAHRAIN - OMAN - QATAR - THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - MAURITANIA - SOMALIA - THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION - DJIBOUTI - COMOROS.
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PACT FOR THE FUTURE DECARBONIZATION?
A LANDMARK DECLARATION ADOPTED BY THE UNGA TO ENHANCE GLOBAL GOVERNANCE, ACCELERATE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND ADDRESS KEY INTERNATIONAL ISSUES.
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MEMBERS OF INDO PACIFIC ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK FOR PROSPERITY (IPEF)?
- AUSTRALIA - BRUNEI - FIJI - INDIA - INDONESIA - JAPAN - REPUBLIC OF KOREA - MALAYSIA - NEW ZEALAND - PHILLIPINES - SINGAPORE - THAILAND - USA - VIETNAM.
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INDIA'S POSITION IN INDO PACIFIC ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK FOR PROSPERITY (IPEF)?
- INDIA HAS JOINED PILLARS 2, 3 AND 4 BUT HOLDS OBSERVER STATUS IN PILLAR 1. - INDIA HAS NOT COMMITTED TO JOINING THE NEGOTIATIONS ON PILLAR 1 DUE TO POTENTIAL DISCRIMINATORY CONDITIONS, PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF DIGITAL GOVERNANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS. - DIGITAL GOVERNANCE IN THE IPEF FRAMEWORK DOES NOT ALIGN WITH INDIA'S EXISTING DIGITAL POLICIES. - INDIA HAS ITS OWN DIGITAL FRAMEWORK FOCUSING ON DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY.
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PILLARS OF INDO PACIFIC ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK FOR PROSPERITY (IPEF)?
1. FAIR AND RESILIENT TRADE (PILLAR 1) 2. SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE (PILLAR 2) 3. CLEAN ECONOMY (PILLAR 3) 4. FAIR ECONOMY (PILLAR 4).
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INDIA'S REPRESENTATION IN THE GLOBAL OPERATIONAL NETWORK OF ANTI CORRUPTION LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES (GLOBE NETWORK) STEERING COMMITTEE?
- MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (MHA) IS THE CENTRAL AUTHORITY FOR GLOBE NETWORK IN INDIA. - INDIA IS REPRESENTED BY THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (CBI) AND THE ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE (ED) AS MEMBER AUTHORITIES.
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_______ IS THE FIRST COUNTRY TO WITHDRAW FROM THE CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS (CCM).
LITHUANIA.
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THE BAY OF BENGAL INITIATIVE FOR MULTI- SECTORAL TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION (BIMSTEC) MEMBERS?
- BANGLADESH - BHUTAN - NEPAL - INDIA - SRI LANKA - MYANMAR - THAILAND.
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_______ JOINS SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION AS 10TH MEMBER STATE.
BELARUS.
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WHAT IS BRANDT LINE?
PROPOSED BY GERMAN CHANCELLOR WILLY BRANDT IN THE 1980s, THIS LINE VISUALLY DEPICTS THE GLOBAL NORTH SOUTH ECONOMIC DIVIDE, BASED ON PER CAPITA GDP, SPANNING AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST, INDIA, AND CHINA, WHILE EXCLUDING AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.
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THE SOLE COUNTRY WITH OBSERVER STATUS AT THE FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE (FATF)?
INDONESIA.
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FOUNDING MEMBERS OF PROJECT NEXUS?
- MALAYSIA - THE PHILLIPINES - SINGAPORE - THAILAND - INDIA.
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FUTURE MEMBER OF PROJECT NEXUS?
INDONESIA IS EXPECTED TO JOIN THE PLATFORM IN THE FUTURE.
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PROJECT NEXUS IS INITIATED BY?
PROJECT NEXUS IS INITIATED BY THE INNOVATION HUB OF THE BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS (BIS).
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MEMBERS OF SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION?
- CHINA - INDIA - KAZAKHSTAN - KYRGYZSTAN - RUSSIA - PAKISTAN - TAJIKISTAN - IRAN - UZBEKISTAN.
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OBSERVERS OF SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION?
- AFGHANISTAN - BELARUS - MONGOLIA.
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DIALOGUE PARTNERS OF SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION (SCO)?
- ARMENIA - AZERBAIJAN - CAMBODIA - SRI LANKA - TURKEY - EGYPT - NEPAL - QATAR - SAUDI ARABIA.
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BORDERING REGIONS OF LIBERIA?
- SIERRA LEONE - GUINEA - IVORY COAST - ATLANTIC OCEAN.
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FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE ASIAN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS CENTRE?
- INDIA - BANGLADESH - CAMBODIA - CHINA - NEPAL - PAKISTAN - THE PHILLIPINES - SRI LANKA - THAILAND.
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HEADQUARTERS OF ASIAN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS CENTRE?
BANGKOK, THAILAND.
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NON OPEC COUNTRIES?
- AZERBAIJAN - BAHRAIN - BRUNEI - KAZAKHSTAN - MALAYSIA - MEXICO - OMAN - RUSSIA - SOUTH SUDAN - SUDAN.
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MEMBERS OF BIOPHARMACEUTICAL ALLIANCE?
- INDIA - SOUTH KOREA - US - JAPAN - EUROPEAN UNION.
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UN SECURITY COUNCIL PERMANENT MEMBERS?
- US - CHINA - UK - RUSSIA - FRANCE.
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UN SECURITY NON PERMANENT MEMBERS?
- 3 FROM AFRICA - 2 FROM ASIA - 2 FROM LATIN & AMERICAN CARIBBEAN - 2 FROM WESTERN EUROPE - 1 FROM EASTERN EUROPE.
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STATES WHICH ARE ABSENT FROM INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT?
THE UNITED STATES, RUSSIA, CHINA AND INDIA ARE ABSENT FROM THIS GROUP.
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OTTAWA CONVENTION?
- IT IS AN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT AIMED AT ELIMINATING THE USE, PRODUCTION, STOCK PILING, AND TRANSFER OF ANTI PERSONNEL LANDMINES. - COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE OTTAWA CONVENTION OR ANTI PERSONNEL MINE BAN TREATY.
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FIRST AFRICAN COUNTRY TO SIGN A COUNTRY PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK (CPF) WITH THE INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ALLIANCE (ISA)?
MAURITIUS.
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COUNTRIES THAT HAVE SIGNED THE COUNTRY PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK (CPF)?
MAURITIUS IS ALSO THE FOURTH COUNTRY GLOBALLY, AFTER BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, AND CUBA TO SIGN THE CPF.

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