Question: On which date the Memorandum of Cooperation to establish the India-Japan Act East Forum was signed between the two countries?
(a) February 2017 (b) April 2017
(c) August, 2017
(d) September, 2017
Answer: (d)
Related Facts:
- On December 5th, 2017, India-Japan Act East Forum was launched.
- Memorandum of Cooperation to establish the India-Japan Act East Forum was signed on 14th September 2017 during the visit of Prime Minister Abe to India.
- The meeting was co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Dr. S. Jaishankar and the Japanese Ambassador to India Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu.
- The Act East Forum aims to provide a platform for India-Japan collaboration under the rubric of India’s “Act East Policy” and Japan’s “Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy”.
- The Forum will identify specific projects for economic modernization of India’s North-East region.
- It will include those pertaining to connectivity, developmental infrastructure, industrial linkages as well as people-to-people contacts through tourism, culture and sports-related activities.
- In this meeting participants included representatives from Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DONER), Department of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Ministry of Home Affairs and the States of North-East region from the Indian side, and Japan International Cooperation Agency, Japan External Trade Organization, Japan Foundation and Japan National Tourism Organization from the Japanese side.
Reference:
http://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/29154/Launch_of_IndiaJapan_Act_East_Forum