The second Joint Defence Cooperation meeting between India and Ethiopia was held in which city?
- A.New Delhi
- B.Addis Ababa
- C.Nairobi
- D.Djibouti City
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The correct answer is Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, where the two sides met to discuss military training, exercises, medical cooperation, peacekeeping and defence industries. Option A is wrong because New Delhi hosted the first meeting of this mechanism, in October 2025, and the second round moved to the other capital under the usual practice of alternating venues. Option C is wrong because Nairobi is the capital of Kenya and has no part in this particular dialogue, which is strictly bilateral between India and Ethiopia. Option D is wrong because Djibouti, although it lies in the same region and hosts several foreign military facilities, is not where this meeting was held. The Indian delegation was drawn from the Department of Defence and Air Headquarters, and India's Ambassador to Ethiopia took part as well.
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Practice Questions
The India-Ethiopia Joint Defence Cooperation mechanism flows from a Defence Cooperation MoU signed in which month and year?
- A.February 2025
- B.October 2025
- C.December 2025
- D.January 2026
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The correct answer is February 2025, when the defence ministers of the two countries signed the Defence Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding that set up the standing mechanism for these consultations.
Read the full explanation →The defence partnership between India and Ethiopia began in which year?
- A.1947
- B.1958
- C.1971
- D.1991
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Ethiopia is counted among India's important defence partners and the association between the two militaries dates from that year, which makes it one of India's older defence links on the African continent.
Read the full explanation →Which plan of action did the first BIMSTEC Health Ministers Meeting adopt?
- A.Revised BIMSTEC Plan of Action on Public Health (2026-2030)
- B.BIMSTEC Plan of Action on Pandemic Response (2025-2035)
- C.Bay of Bengal Health Charter (2026-2036)
- D.BIMSTEC Digital Health Mission (2027-2032)
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Along with the unanimously adopted Joint Ministerial Statement, this plan was accepted at Colombo and gives the grouping a structured roadmap for cooperation in disease surveillance, pandemic preparedness, digital health, traditional medicine, the One Health approach and the development of a health workforce.
Read the full explanation →India announced that it will host the BIMSTEC Centre of Excellence in Traditional Medicine at which institution?
- A.All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi
- B.National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur
- C.Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar
- D.Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Pune
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At Colombo the Union Health Minister announced India’s commitment to hosting the BIMSTEC Centre of Excellence in Traditional Medicine at this institute, and the Joint Ministerial Statement welcomed the initiative.
Read the full explanation →The first BIMSTEC Health Ministers Meeting was held in which city?
- A.Dhaka
- B.Colombo
- C.Bangkok
- D.Kathmandu
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The first meeting of the health ministers of the BIMSTEC countries took place in Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital, on 11 November 2026, and Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health and Mass Media, Nalinda Jayatissa, chaired the proceedings.
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