India signed a 20-year Treaty of Peace and Friendship in August 1971 with which country?
AUnited States
BChina mainland
CBangladesh
DSoviet Union
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Soviet Union
1. Kissinger visited China via Pakistan in July 1971.
2. To counter the US-Pakistan-China axis India signed with the USSR.
3. It assured Soviet support in war.
_Source: syllabus Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 4, India's External Relations._
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