Study the following paragraph and answer the five questions that follow: India's new beginning in the post-Cold War period is largely attributed to the liberal economic order. The liberal security order, on the other hand, has welcomed India’s rise, unlike China, largely because India’s democratic credentials align well with liberal principles. President Clinton made a state visit to India within two years of imposing sanctions against India’s nuclear testing. The era witnessed reconciliation between the world’s oldest and largest democracies. The multi-sector cooperation and the Indo-US nuclear deal are some of the momentous diplomatic developments of the decade. The Bush administration perceived a strong democratic India as an important partner for the United States and encouraged India to play an increasingly important leadership role in 21st-century Asia. Inclusion of India in decision-making on global governance, upgraded representation in trade and investment forums, admission into multilateral export control regimes (MTCR), and support for admission into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) are indicative of a growing partnership and of friendly relations between the US and India.
Which US President made a state visit to India within two years of imposed sanctions?
President Clinton
**President Bill Clinton** made a state visit to **India in 2000**, just two years after the US imposed **sanctions on India** following its **Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998**. His visit helped improve diplomatic relations between the two nations.
Incorrect options: (a) President Obama visited India much later, in 2010 and 2015. (c) President Trump visited India in 2020, unrelated to the 1998 sanctions. (d) President Bush strengthened US-India ties but visited after Clinton.
Important Questions from India's Foreign Policy
Name the external affairs minister of India who visited China in 1979, after the restoration of full development relations between the two countries in 1976.
In which year was the Panchsheel Agreement signed between India and China?
With which country did India sign the Indus Waters Treaty in 1960 through the help of the World Bank?
Who was the first foreign minister of independent India?
In which year Indus Waters Treaty was signed between India and Pakistan?
