Detailed Explanation:

Answer: Option 2 — 2 only

The Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA) is a voluntary multi-stakeholder platform that does not impose binding obligations on its members. Only statement 2 is correct, while statements 1 and 3 contain factual errors regarding GACSA's origins and India's role.

❌ Statement 1 – Incorrect: GACSA was launched in 2014 at the UN Climate Summit in New York, not at the Paris Climate Summit in 2015.
✅ Statement 2 – Correct: GACSA is a voluntary partnership platform, and membership does not create any legally binding obligations for its members.
❌ Statement 3 – Incorrect: GACSA was launched by the Netherlands, FAO, and other countries at the UN Climate Summit in New York; India was not instrumental in its creation.

📝 Short Notes: Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA)

• Launch: September 2014 at UN Climate Summit, New York
• Initiators: Netherlands, FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), and other partner countries
• Nature: Voluntary, multi-stakeholder platform with no binding legal obligations
• Objective: Promote Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) to enhance food security, adapt to climate change, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
• Membership: Open to governments, international organizations, civil society, private sector, and research institutions
• Three Pillars of CSA: (1) Sustainably increase agricultural productivity and incomes, (2) Adapt and build resilience to climate change, (3) Reduce greenhouse gas emissions where possible
• India's Position: India has been cautious about GACSA and has not been a founding or leading member; concerns relate to potential impacts on smallholder farmers