Study the following information carefully to answer the given question. I. The destiny of Asia will be shaped by the triangular relationship between t...

Study the following information carefully to answer the given question.

I. The destiny of Asia will be shaped by the triangular relationship between the Asian nations, India, China and Japan.

II. India, China and Japan which have registered a phenomenal growth, over the last decade in particular, has acted as southern engines of growth for the whole world.

Choose the correct relationship between the two statements:

A. If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect;

B. If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect;

C. If both the statements I and II are independent causes;

D. If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes;

E. If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.