SAARC trade officials sans Pakistan meet to discuss pragmatic solutionsThis was a follow up action of the announcement made by the Prime Minister at the Video Conference of SAARC Leaders on 15 March. This discu...
09 Apr, 2020, 12.12 AM IST
SAARC trade officials to meet soon on Covid 19 impactThe Department of Commerce in India will be nodal agency for this exercise. The date of the video conference is being worked out. The video...
02 Apr, 2020, 09.02 AM IST
Strong political will imperative for poverty elimination in SAARC region: Amitabh KantNITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said that it goes to the credit of the SDF to have completed six projects, with six more in the pipeline in the...
04 Jul, 2018, 09.49 AM IST
Saarc done, all eyes now on BIMSTEC eventMost recently, Nepal has condemned the attack on the Indian Army base in Uri, Kashmir on September 18, 2016, that resulted in the loss of l...
03 Oct, 2016, 12.52 PM IST
JVs among SAARC nations to aid development, alleviate povertyBetter exchange, cooperation and building of joint ventures among SAARC countries would lead to development of the region and help alleviat...
10 Mar, 2015, 07.51 PM IST
S Jaishankar discusses SAARC co-op in Bhutan on first leg of YatraThe Foreign Secretary called on Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay soon after arriving here on the first leg of the yatra.
01 Mar, 2015, 06.22 PM IST
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar arrives in Bhutan on first leg of 'SAARC yatra'Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar today called on Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay soon after arriving here on the first leg of his 'S...
01 Mar, 2015, 03.23 PM IST
S Jaishankar's 'SAARC yatra' to start on Sunday, will travel to Pakistan on March 3S Jaishankar will undertake 'SAARC yatra' from Sunday starting with Bhutan and will travel to Pakistan on March 3, marking the resumption o...
25 Feb, 2015, 11.44 AM IST
Narendra Modi offers vaccine to polio-hit Saarc nations, puts Pakistan in a bind"We will support monitoring and surveillance ... and provide vaccines where it might reappear," Modi said.
28 Nov, 2014, 11.30 AM IST
PM Modi proposes special facility for funding SAARC infrastructure projects"Let's make it even easier for our businesses through a SAARC Business Traveller Card," Modi said in his address to leaders.
26 Nov, 2014, 02.37 PM IST
India to provide immediate visa for patients from SAARC: PM Narendra ModiIn his address at the 18th SAARC summit in Kathmandu, Narendra Modi also said that India will now give business visa for 3-5 years for memb...
26 Nov, 2014, 01.57 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 Summit: No meeting planned between PM Narendra Modi, Nawaz Sharif so farModi had visited Nepal in August and it will be second time, he will be travelling to that country as the Prime Minister.
31 Oct, 2014, 09.13 PM IST
India pushes for liberalised visa regime for SAARC nationsAnand Sharma pointed out that regional trade in the South Asian region is one of the lowest in the world at 6%, against 40% in North Americ...
17 Jan, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
SAARC discuss issues related to visa exemption in South AsiaExperts from South Asian countries today began discussions here on ways to liberalise visa which will allow visa-free travel within the reg...
13 Aug, 2013, 08.22 PM IST
- Trade between South Asian countries crosses $2 billion
The trade within the South Asian region has crossed USD 2 billion following the implementation of South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA), Secr...
08 Dec, 2012, 08.06 PM IST
- India to urge Pak, Bangla to grant transit
At least 15 proposed multi-modal projects will be considered at the ministerial meeting on Friday.
29 Aug, 2007, 02.04 PM IST