Explanation:

The US Senate has passed a binding legislation to accord India the same status as its other NATO allies — South Korea, Japan and Australia
About NATO

• It is an intergovernmental military alliance between 29 North American and European countries.

• It implements the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949. 

• It constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its independent member states agree to mutual defence in response to an attack by any external party.

• NATO’s defence commitments overseas have evolved from fighting Communism to Islamist extremism, with its involvement in conflicts like Kosovo, Afghanistan, Mediterranean waters and Iraq, especially after 9/11.

• Major non-NATO ally (MNNA) is a designation given by the United States government to close allies that have strategic working relationships with the US Armed Forces but are not members of the NATO.