UPSC 2022: Consider the following pairs: Country — Important reason for being in the news recently 1. Chad — Setting up of permanent military base by China 2. Guinea — Suspension of Constitution and Government by military 3. Lebanon — Severe and prolonged economic depression 4. Tunisia — Suspension of Parliament by President How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

Guinea’s 5 Sept 2021 military coup dissolved the government and suspended the constitution (pair 2 correct) ([theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/06/guinea-president-held-in-military-detention-say-army-coup-leaders?utm_source=openai)). Lebanon has been undergoing a ‘severe and prolonged economic depression’ per a 2021 World Bank assessment (pair 3 correct) ([worldbank.org](https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/05/01/lebanon-sinking-into-one-of-the-most-severe-global-crises-episodes?utm_source=openai)). Tunisia’s President Kais Saied suspended parliament in July 2021 (pair 4 correct) ([aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/24/tunisias-president-kais-saied-extends-suspension-of-parliament?utm_source=openai)). There is no report of China establishing a permanent military base in Chad (pair 1 incorrect). Thus three pairs are correctly matched.