Bangladesh seeks India's backing to revive SAARCBangladesh's interim Foreign Affairs Advisor Touhid Hossain has sought India's support to revive SAARC and renew the Ganges Water Treaty at...
17 Feb, 2025, 07.08 PM IST
Secure neighbourhood will yield rich dividends for SAARC: IndiaForeign Secretary S Jaishankar said India is pursuing with renewed vigour its "neighbourhood first" policy which also translates into prior...
13 Jul, 2018, 11.39 AM IST
Pakistan yet to clear dues of Rs 36.23 crore to South Asian VarsityAs per the April 4, 2007 intergovernmental agreement for setting up the university, the eight member nations would share the recurring cost...
17 Mar, 2018, 07.39 AM IST
SAARC officials to meet in Nepal amid India-Pakistan tensionThe matter relating to rescheduling the next SAARC summit will also come up during the meeting, to be attended by joint secretaries of the ...
30 Jan, 2017, 03.44 PM IST
India must help South Asia increase growth rate, says Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit"The level playing needs to be ensured in the SAARC. Politics often trumps economics. We need to be more realistic in perspective." said Ba...
31 Mar, 2015, 05.52 AM IST
Parliament panel expresses concern over 41 Indian hostages in IraqThe 41 Indians were working on construction projects near the Iraqi city of Mosul when they were taken into captivity by Islamic militants ...
22 Dec, 2014, 06.42 PM IST
China respects 'will' of SAARC members; vows to deepen tiesChina today said it will respect the collective "will" of the SAARC even though the just concluded Kathmandu summit did not discuss any pla...
28 Nov, 2014, 06.26 PM IST
Wrong to blame Pakistan for hurdles in SAARC economic integration: Tasnim AslamAslam said that Pakistan wants peace with its neighbours for the development of the region, but good neighbourly ties have to be on the bas...
27 Nov, 2014, 08.13 PM IST
SAARC to have "meaningful engagements" with 9 observer statesThe diplomats also discussed upgradation of the Laboratory of SAARC Tuberculosis and HIV-AIDS Centre located in Bhaktapur near here to a Su...
24 Nov, 2014, 10.36 PM IST
Had made all arrangements to welcome Narendra Modi at Janakpur: NepalThe Prime Minister was scheduled to visit Janakpur, an ancient city said to be the birthplace of Sita, situated 250 kms south of Kathmandu.
23 Nov, 2014, 09.46 PM IST
SAARC Standing Committee discusses terrorism, energy, povertyForeign Secy Sujata Singh & other top diplomats met at 41st meeting of SAARC Standing Committee ahead of 18th SAARC Summit scheduled from N...
23 Nov, 2014, 04.06 PM IST
SAARC panel decides to dissolve 3 regional centresThe SAARC committee today decided to dissolve three regional centres, including one in India, and merge four others to end the duplication ...
22 Nov, 2014, 10.34 PM IST
Nepal Foreign Minister Mahendra Bahadur Pandey to hand over SAARC invite to PM Narendra ModiMahendra Bahadur Pandey will call on PM Modi tomorrow to invite him for the 18th SAARC Summit to be held on November 26 in Kathmandu.
19 Oct, 2014, 02.16 PM IST
- India won’t mince words, to tell Saarc summit to act
SAARC countries need to implement concrete infrastructure projects and remove trade barriers for greater economic integration, India will s...
22 Mar, 2007, 02.05 AM IST
- Pak hopeful of breakthrough in trade ties with India
Pakistan, in conflict with India over allowing imports of more products under the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA), on Monday said it is...
19 Feb, 2007, 05.51 PM IST
- Entry Curbs: Pak roils SAFTA pitch for India
The writing on the wall is clear. India will not be able to get equitable market access from Pakistan under SAFTA.
06 Jul, 2006, 12.50 AM IST
- Double taxation avoidance pact with Saarc soon
The Union Cabinet has approved fine-tuning of the agreement on avoidance of double taxation among Saarc nations.
11 Nov, 2005, 01.10 AM IST