AUKUS pact

AUKUS pact

Context:

Australia could be a testing ground for U.S. hypersonic and other long-range precision weapons under the AUKUS pact.

About AUKUS:

  • Signed in – 2021.
  • Trilateral security partnership for the Indo-Pacific region.
  • Countries – Australia, the UK and the US (AUKUS).
  • Aim–To freedom and openness in the Indo-Pacific region.
  • Australia will collaborate with the US and UK to develop a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines.

About Indo Pacific Region:

  • Geopolitical term used to describe the area covering the Indian Ocean and the western and central Pacific Ocean.
  • Evolved as a substitute for the previously dominant term “Asia-Pacific”.
  • World’s most densely populated and economically dynamic areas.
  • Four continents – Asia, Africa, Australia and America.

Previous Year Question

Consider the following statements:

  1. Vietnam has been one of the fastest growing economies in the world in the recent years.
  2. Vietnam is led by a multi-party-political system.
  3. Vietnam’s economic growth is linked to its integration with global supply chains and focus on exports.
  4. For a long time Vietnam’s low labour costs and stable exchange rates have attracted global manufacturers.
  5. Vietnam has the most productive e-service sector in the Indo-Pacific region.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2022 Prelims]

(a) 2 and 4

(b) 3 and 5

(c) 1, 3 and 4

(d) 1 and 2


Practice Question

Which of the following countries are part of the AUKUS alliance?

 
 
 
 

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