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Statement: Brushing off the recent two-month discord with China over the Doklam standoff, India displayed robust participation at the BRICS meeting in the Chinese port city of Xiamen. In their first substantive meeting after the 73-day Doklam face-off, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held "constructive" talks during which it was reaffirmed that maintaining peace and tranquillity in the border areas was a prerequisite for the development of India-China relations. Which of the following can be inferred from the given statement? (I) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their first substantive bilateral meeting at the BRICS summit after the Doklam standoff, which had put ties between the two countries under strain. (II) Putting behind the Doklam standoff, India and China today agreed on a "forward-looking" approach in their ties and made more efforts to ensure that such incidents do not recur. (III) Counter-terrorism issues were taken up during the course of BRICS, which were discussed in this meeting between Modi and Xi Jinping.

1. Only I and II
2. Only II and III
3. Only I and III
4. All of the above

Correct answer: Only I and II

Solution

Statement I is supported because the passage says it was their first substantive meeting after the Doklam face-off. Statement II is also supported by the idea of moving ahead constructively and maintaining peace; statement III is not supported because counter-terrorism is never mentioned.

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