Current Context: Presidential country of the European Union, Germany, has launched the Indo-Pacific strategy with India.
- The strategy is expected to play an important role in China’s aggressive behavior in the Indo-Pacific region as China’s foreign policy approach has disturbed many countries.
- Germany’s Indo-Pacific strategy with India will also be working its role in the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-sectoral and Economic Cooperation and the Indian Ocean Rim Association.
- Germany’s Indo-Pacific strategy will work in sectors like maritime safety and disaster risk management.
- Germany will also be working with India and Japan in the virtue of UN Security Reforms.
- The reason behind launching the Indo-Pacific strategy: (a) 90% of world foreign trade is conducted by sea mainly via the Indian and Pacific Oceans (b) 25-30% world maritime trade is conducted through the Strait of Malacca (c) the South China Sea and its current behavioral impact on global trade.
- Static Part:
- Capital of Germany: Berlin
- Currency of Germany: Euro
Question:
Q.1 Germany launched the Indo-Pacific strategy with India to work in which of the following sector?
a. Maritime safety
b. Disaster risk management
c. Defence Sector
d. Both (a) and (b)
a. Maritime safety
b. Disaster risk management
c. Defence Sector
d. Both (a) and (b)
