Indo - US 2+2 Summit

Current Context: On 11th April 2022, a 2+2 Summit took place between India and the United States of America. It is a mechanism of having the defense and external affairs ministers of both the nationalities, meet along with the premiers of the two nations. India has developed similar mechanisms with Australia, Russia, and Japan as well.

• India and the US had a virtual 2+2 Summit. While India’s foreign minister and defense minister were present physically in Washington, PM Shri Narendra Modi and his US Counterpart met virtually.
• The Two nations reiterated their commitment to Defense Trade and Technology Initiative (DTTI) and India invited the US to invest in India’s ambitious Make in India program.
• In addition to discussing the situation in Ukraine, the two nations discussed trade, technology, drugs, defense, and people-to-people contact.
• The US has reaffirmed its position to include India as a part of both the UN Security Council (UNSC) and Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG).

Question:

Q.1 With which of the following countries does India have a 2+2 dialogue?
a. USA, Japan, Australia, China
b. USA, Japan, Russia, China
c. USA, Japan, Australia, Russia
d. USA, Japan, Australia, Nepal