Consider the following statements about platforms for multilateral co-operation:1.The 'Colombo Process' is a regional consultative process in which member states take binding decisions by consensus.2.The 'Abu Dhabi Dialogue' is a voluntary non-binding consultative process among Asian countries of labour origin and destination to facilitate regional cooperation on contractual labour mobility.3.The 'Global Forum for Migration and Development', created upon the proposal of a former UN Secretary General, is a voluntary forum whose decisions are non-binding in nature.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. A

   1, 2 and 3

   1, 2 and 3 claims that all three statements are correct. This is incorrect because statement 1 is factually wrong; the Colombo Process is a non-binding consultative process, not a body that takes binding decisions.

2. B

   1 and 3 only

   1 and 3 only includes statement 1, which is incorrect. The Colombo Process does not take binding decisions by consensus, making any option that includes statement 1 invalid.

3. C

   2 and 3 only

   2 and 3 only. Statement 2 is correct because the Abu Dhabi Dialogue is a voluntary, non-binding forum for Asian labour-origin and destination countries to manage contractual mobility. Statement 3 is correct as the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) was proposed by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and operates as a voluntary, non-binding state-led platform.

4. D

   2 only

   2 only misses statement 3, which is also correct. The GFMD is indeed a voluntary and non-binding forum established following a UN proposal.

Summary. Official key is (c). The Colombo Process relies on non-binding dialogue rather than binding decisions, whereas both the Abu Dhabi Dialogue and the Global Forum on Migration and Development operate as voluntary, non-binding consultative platforms for international migration and labour mobility.