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India stand with Taiwan..

1. India is set to take over as the next Chairperson of the World Health Organisation’s decision-making executive body

2. India will have to decide on supporting the USA’s move to reinstate Taiwan’s observer status at the World Health Assembly (WHA) that is opposed by China.

3. India’s nominee will take over as the Chairperson, replacing Japan.

4. India is likely to hold the post for the next three years.

5. The seven-nation meeting was attended by the foreign ministers of Australia, Brazil, India, Israel, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.

6. All invitees other than India are major non-NATO allies of the United States, who would be expected to support USA’s move.

7. China has been referring to the “One-China” principle as a widely accepted universal consensus of the international community including the Indian government.

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