With reference to India's agenda at the Second G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New York (2025), consider the following statements:
1. India emphasized the direct correlation between global development and international peace.
2. India officially withdrew its proposal for the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) to align with South Africa's priorities.
3. India criticized the double standards of nations accommodating state-sponsored terrorism.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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C) 1 and 3 only — Statements 1 and 3 are correct. At the 2025 G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, EAM S. Jaishankar stressed the link between peace and development and condemned nations tolerating terrorism. Statement 2 is incorrect; India continues to strongly advocate for the CCIT and did not withdraw it.

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