With reference to the bilateral military engagements between India and France, consider the following statements: 1. Exercise Shakti is an annual joint military exercise focusing strictly on naval combat operations. 2. The 8th edition of Exercise Shakti included training for sub-conventional operations under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter. 3. The Indian contingent in the 8th edition was primarily represented by the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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B) 2 and 3 only — Statement 1 is incorrect because Exercise Shakti is a biennial (not annual) army exercise focusing on ground operations and counter-terrorism, whereas naval exercises between the two nations are called Varuna. Statements 2 and 3 are correct as the 8th edition focused on UN-mandated sub-conventional scenarios and featured the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles.

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