India and the US finalise 8 agreements
Q. India and the US on 8th June 2016 signed how many agreements?- Published on 10 Jun 16a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
d. 9
ANSWER: 8
India and the United States on June 8, 2016 signed 8 agreements or MoUs in numerous fields including Clean Energy, Climate Change and Energy Security.
- Agreements were inked after Modi met Obama on a 2 day visit from 6-8 June 2016
- The inked MoUs/Agreements include:
- Arrangement for the exchange of Terrorist Screening Information
- MoU to enhance cooperation on Energy Security, Clean Energy and Climate Change
- MoU to enhance co-operation on Wildlife Conservation, management and Combating Wildlife Trafficking
- MoU for the Development of an International Expedited Traveler Initiative (the Global Entry Programme)
- Technical Arrangement concerning Unclassified Maritime Information Sharing
- MoU for Cooperation in Gas Hydrates
- Information Exchange Annex (IEA) to the Master Information Exchange Agreement concerning Aircraft Carrier Technologies
- Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement