To maintain good foreign relations between India and Nepal-
A. The Indian External affairs minister visited Nepal in January 2024
B. The Nepal External affairs minister visited India in January 2024
C. Discussions include purchasing 10000 MW of hydro-power from India.
D. Discussions include purchasing 10000 MW of hydro-power from Nepal
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A and C only
Note: The given answer is as per the official NTA Answer Key. However, the answer given by NTA appears to be incorrect: under the agreement reached in January 2024, Nepal is to sell hydropower to India, so statement D, not C, is correct, and Option (2) is the correct answer, as explained below.
India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar visited Kathmandu on 4–5 January 2024 for the seventh meeting of the India–Nepal Joint Commission. During the visit the two countries signed an agreement for the export of 10,000 MW of electricity from Nepal to India over the next ten years. Nepal has large hydropower potential in its Himalayan rivers, and India is the buyer.
A. The Indian External affairs minister visited Nepal in January 2024 Correct. Jaishankar went to Kathmandu for the Joint Commission meeting.
B. The Nepal External affairs minister visited India in January 2024 Incorrect. The January 2024 meeting was held in Nepal, with India’s minister as the visitor.
C. Discussions include purchasing 10000 MW of hydro-power from India. Correct as per NTA; however, it reverses the direction of the trade. India does not sell this power to Nepal; India buys it from Nepal.
D. Discussions include purchasing 10000 MW of hydro-power from Nepal Should have been correct. India is to purchase 10,000 MW of hydropower from Nepal within ten years, as agreed during the visit.