Milton Dick Elected IPU President at 153rd Assembly

The correct answer is Milton Dick, Speaker of Australia’s House of Representatives. He was declared elected President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union on 9 October 2026, the last day of the 153rd Assembly held in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania. Option A is wrong because Harivansh, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, led the Indian Parliamentary Delegation and was among those who personally congratulated the new President. Option C is wrong because Dr Anurag Singh Thakur spoke in the debate on the emergency item and took part in the Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights. Option D is wrong because Dr Sasmit Patra attended the Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs and the hearing with the candidates for the presidency, but was not a candidate himself. Link the office, the person and the host city when revising.

The correct answer is Arusha, Tanzania. The 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union was held in Arusha in the United Republic of Tanzania, and the election of the new President took place there on the closing day. Option A is wrong because Geneva, though the usual seat of the organisation’s secretariat, was not the venue of this Assembly. Option B is wrong because Nairobi has no connection with this session. Option D is a careful trap: Nepal was the country that proposed the emergency item on climate-related disasters and resilience in the Himalayan region, which was adopted on the third day, but Kathmandu did not host the Assembly. The Indian delegation, led by Deputy Chairman Harivansh of the Rajya Sabha, attended the emergency item debate and the General Debate on good governance and inclusivity.

The correct answer is Nepal. The emergency item, titled "Urgent parliamentary action to address climate-related disasters and strengthen resilience in the Himalayan region and other vulnerable regions", was proposed by Nepal and adopted on the third day of the Assembly. Option A is wrong because India did not propose it, although Dr Anurag Singh Thakur spoke in its support and placed India’s point of view on record during the debate. Option C is wrong because Bhutan is not named in connection with the item. Option D is wrong because Tanzania was the host country of the Assembly at Arusha, not the proposer. For the examination, note that emergency items at an IPU Assembly are proposed by a member parliament and adopted by the Assembly before being debated, which is why the proposer is a common question.

The correct answer is Dr Lata Wankhede, a Member of the Lok Sabha, who attended the meeting of the Standing Committee on Sustainable Development and joined the panel discussion on artificial intelligence and the future of work. Option B is wrong because Dr Sasmit Patra, a Rajya Sabha member, attended the Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs and spoke in the panel on the United Nations machinery for conflict prevention and resolution. Option C is wrong because Dr Anurag Singh Thakur took part in the debate on the emergency item and in the Bureau and meeting of the Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights. Option D is wrong because Harivansh, as Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, led the delegation and attended the emergency item debate and the General Debate.