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Topic 122 · Summits, Conferences & Treaties

2nd India-Arab Foreign Ministers' Meeting

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Core Trigger: India hosted the second India-Arab Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi on 31 January 2026.
Co-Chair: The United Arab Emirates co-chaired the meeting with India.
Current Head: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar leads India's foreign ministry.
Outcome: Ministers adopted a Delhi Declaration and targeted doubling trade to 500 billion dollars by 2030.
Participants: The Arab League Secretary-General and ministers from its 22 member states took part in the New Delhi talks.
First Meeting: The first meeting was held in Bahrain in 2016, so the forum has met twice.
India Link: The forum deepens energy, trade and diaspora ties with the Arab world, where millions of Indians live and work.
Headquarters: The Arab League is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.
Founded: The Arab League was founded in 1945, following the 1944 Alexandria Protocol.
Landmark: Maganbhai Ishwarbhai Patel v Union of India (1969): treaties altering territory need legislation.
Articles: Article 253 empowers Parliament to legislate to implement treaties; Entry 14, Union List covers treaties.
Doctrine: Pacta sunt servanda means treaties in force bind parties and must be performed in good faith.

Question 1 of 10

On which date was the second India-Arab Foreign Ministers' Meeting held in New Delhi?

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Answer: (D) 31 January 2026

Core Trigger: India hosted the second India-Arab Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi on 31 January 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 122, point 1

Question 2 of 10

Which country co-chaired the meeting with India?

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Answer: (A) United Arab Emirates

Co-Chair: The United Arab Emirates co-chaired the meeting with India.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 122, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Who leads India's foreign ministry as External Affairs Minister?

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Answer: (A) S. Jaishankar

Current Head: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar leads India's foreign ministry.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 122, point 3

Question 4 of 10

What trade target by 2030 did the ministers set?

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Answer: (C) 500 billion dollars

Outcome: Ministers adopted a Delhi Declaration and targeted doubling trade to 500 billion dollars by 2030.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 122, point 4

Question 5 of 10

How many member states does the Arab League have?

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Answer: (D) 22

Participants: The Arab League Secretary-General and ministers from its 22 member states took part in the New Delhi talks.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 122, point 5

Question 6 of 10

Consider: 1. The first India-Arab Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held in Bahrain in 2016. 2. The forum has met twice. Which is correct?

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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

First Meeting: The first meeting was held in Bahrain in 2016, so the forum has met twice.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 122, point 6

Question 7 of 10

Where is the Arab League headquartered?

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Answer: (D) Cairo, Egypt

Headquarters: The Arab League is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 122, point 8

Question 8 of 10

In which year was the Arab League founded?

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Founded: The Arab League was founded in 1945, following the 1944 Alexandria Protocol.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 122, point 9

Question 9 of 10

In Maganbhai Ishwarbhai Patel v Union of India (1969), treaties altering territory were held to need what?

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Answer: (C) Legislation

Landmark: Maganbhai Ishwarbhai Patel v Union of India (1969): treaties altering territory need legislation.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 122, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Consider: 1. Article 253 empowers Parliament to legislate to implement treaties. 2. Pacta sunt servanda binds parties only if domestic courts approve. Which is correct?

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Articles: Article 253 empowers Parliament to legislate to implement treaties; Entry 14, Union List covers treaties.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 122, point 11

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