Q54. The Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has recently launched SAMEEP (Students and MEA Engagement Program). Which of the following statements are correct in this regard?
1. SAMEEP aims to take foreign policy to students.
2. It is a voluntary programme for MEA officials.
3. The program aims to motivate students to take diplomacy as a career option.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(d) All of the above
SAMEEP aims to take Indian foreign policy and its global engagements to students in smaller towns and cities. The ministry of external affairs has asked all its officers on leave to travel to their hometowns and particularly their alma mater. Their job would be to engage students in the schools and colleges.
It is a voluntary programme for MEA officials, undersecretary and above with option of going back to any school or college in their hometown or to their alma mater. Under it, MEA officials will go to their hometowns and particularly their alma mater while on leave to engage and interact with students in schools and colleges. The officers will convey how MEA works, India’s foreign policy, how they do diplomacy.