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Direction: In the given question an inference is given in bold which is then followed by three paragraphs.

You have to find the paragraph(s) from where it is inferred. Choose the option with the best possible outcome as your choice.

Both China and North Korea are threats for their neighbouring countries.

(I) What do we make of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to New Delhi? On the one hand, it followed an of trepeated pattern in Indian diplomacy: lots of fine-sounding statements and little by way of action on the ground. On the other, the language marks a significant shift in positions of both countries, which may mark a bright future, but which could equally also be dead ends due to structural limitations.

(II) That the India-Japan alignment is 'natural' to begin with stretches credibility. Japan's foreign policy positions, be it on nuclear proliferation, regime change, Russia or West Asia, are almost diametrically opposite to India's. The only real glue in this relationship is a shared fear of China ? now considerably exacerbated due to the scale and nature of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), its ongoing support of regional rogue states like North Korea and Pakistan, and most visibly a dramatic increase in Chinese assertiveness.

(III) On the nuclear front, there were two distinct patterns. The first was the harsh condemnation of 'North Korea and its suppliers. And, on the other, an anodyne platitude on the entry into force of the India-Japan nuclear deal. What was surprising here was the sharpness of the language condemning North Korea. This served Japan's interests by getting India, North Korea's second- largest trade partner, to abandon it, possibly for good.

A)  Both (I) and (II)       

B)  Both (II) and (III)          

C)  Only (II)              

D)  Only (III)

E)  All (I), (II) and (III)