Q189
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Who chaired the second India-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Council?
- a.Sushma Swaraj
- b.Salahuddin Rabbani
- c.Both of the above
- d.None of the above
Answer: (C) Both of the above
The second meeting of the India-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Council was held at New Delhi in September 2017 and was co-chaired by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani, so both names are correct. The Council was set up under the Strategic Partnership Agreement of 2011, and at this meeting the 'New Development Partnership' with Afghanistan was announced.