JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/40036711/Scripts/jquery.ddslick.min.js"></script>
<select id="dropdown">
    <option>select</option>
    <option id="a" value="">INDIA</option>
    <option id="b" value="">USA</option>
    <option id="c" value="">AFRICA</option>
</select>
<input name="" type="button" value="change" id="button">

JavaScript

$('#dropdown').ddslick({
        width: 300,
        selectText: "Select an item",
        onSelected: function (data) {
            console.log(data)
        }
    });

    $('#button').on('click', function () {
           $('#dropdown').ddslick('select', {index: 2 });
    });