QuestionWhich country has committed an official Development Assistance loan of 3,500 crore rupees for the COVID-19 Crisis Emergency Response Support to India?
(a) USA
(b) Australia
(c) Japan
(d) UK
Answer : (c)
- Context:
- Japan has committed an official Development Assistance loan of 3,500 crore rupees for the COVID-19 Crisis Emergency Response Support to India.
- Facts:
- Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA is a governmental agency that coordinates Official Development Assistance for the Government of Japan.
- This programme loan aims to support India’s efforts in fighting COVID-19 and to prepare the health system to manage future epidemics.
- India and Japan have had a long and fruitful history of bilateral development cooperation since 1958. The recent step further consolidates and strengthens the Strategic and Global Partnership between India and Japan.
By:Arpit Mishra
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