India elevated ties to strategic partnership with which country on 24th November 2015?

a. Thailand

b. Myanmar

c. Malaysia

d. Singapore

ANSWER: Singapore

Explanation:

India and Singapore have elevated ties to strategic partnership level and signed bilateral agreements for increased defence cooperation, cyber security, civil aviation and shipping. PM Narendra Modi is on a two day visit to Singapore. 10 pacts signed by the two sides included:

- Agreement on enhanced defence cooperation, which provides for defence ministers' dialogue, joint exercises between armed forces, cooperation between defence industries for identifying areas of co development and co production.

- Extension of loan of artefacts to the Asian Civilisation Museum of Singapore was also signed.

- Other MoUs include collaboration between CERT In and SingCERT and a pact between aviation authorities of India and Singapore.