New Delhi : Taking some of India’s neighbours by surprise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday proposed that leaders from South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries should chalk out a plan to fight the coronavirus pandemic, starting with a discussion via “video-conferencing”. Given the urgency of the public health crisis, sources told The Indian […]

Islamabad: Pakistan has expressed hope that it could soon host the SAARC summit which was postponed after India boycotted it, with Prime Minister’s advisor on foreign policy Sartaj Aziz alleging that New Delhi “impeded” the grouping’s process. Aziz said this during a meeting with outgoing South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretary General Arjun […]

Islamabad: Pakistan is exploring the possibility of creating a greater South Asian economic alliance to include China, Iran and neighbouring Central Asian republics as part of its bid counter India’s influence in SAARC, a media report said on Wednesday. Dawn News, citing diplomatic observers, said Pakistan is exploring the possibility of creating a greater South […]