With reference to East Asia Summit, consider the following statements: The summit can only be chaired by an ASEAN member country. India is not the member of the East Asia Summit. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: A

Notes:

Statement 1 is correct: The EAS is an ASEAN-centred forum; it can only be chaired by an ASEAN member.

Statement 2 is incorrect: India is a founding member of the East Asia Summit.

Source: Summitry in the East and India’s Asean ambitions