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
India gifts a 10-tonne consignment of medicines to Sri LankaIt may also be recalled that at the initiative of Prime Minister of India, a SAARC Leaders Video Conference was held on 15 March 2020 to di...
07 Apr, 2020, 06.06 PM 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
SAARC health professionals meet on Mar 26 via video conference to contain Covid-19A video conference of senior health professionals of SAARC countries is also proposed to be held on March 26 to exchange experiences of com...
23 Mar, 2020, 08.47 PM IST
PM-proposed SAARC emergency fund to combat coronavirus operationalised: MEAThe SAARC nations vowed on Sunday to jointly combat the coronavirus as Modi proposed an emergency fund with an initial offer of USD 10 mill...
19 Mar, 2020, 08.10 PM IST
Platform was humanitarian, not political: MEA on Pakistan raising Kashmir during SAARC video-conference"A crisis of this magnitude does not recognise borders. In this spirit, the prime minister had called the SAARC video-conference on coronav...
19 Mar, 2020, 06.47 PM IST
PM Modi discusses global situation amid coronavirus pandemic with Saudi Crown Prince over phoneThe MEA said PM Modi emphasised the need for coordinated efforts to adequately address the global challenge which has impacted not only the...
18 Mar, 2020, 08.59 AM IST
View: Modi’s move to engage SAARC on Covid-19 shows his capacity to surpriseSensing the need of the situation, he has again asserted India’s leadership role in the region by inviting other Saarc leaders to join him ...
16 Mar, 2020, 01.37 PM IST
P Chidambaram wants Modi govt to partially lockdown towns, cities to check coronavirus"Yesterday I had asked the government to consider stronger and more determined measures to combat COVID 19. We got a video conference that ...
16 Mar, 2020, 10.56 AM IST
PM Modi proposes emergency covid-19 fund for Saarc nationsPM Modi proposed an emergency fund based on voluntary contributions from all SAARC members.
16 Mar, 2020, 10.03 AM IST
Pakistan tried to politicise humanitarian issue by raising Kashmir at SAARC event: Government sources"Raising the issue was unwarranted and out of context. Pakistan attempted to politicise a humanitarian issue," a government source said. In...
15 Mar, 2020, 10.37 PM IST
Pakistan uses SAARC video conference on coronavirus to raise Kashmir, calls for lifting of 'lockdown'Pakistan has been trying to internationalise the Kashmir issue but India has asserted that the abrogation of Article 370 was its "internal ...
15 Mar, 2020, 09.23 PM IST
Narendra Modi proposes SAARC fund to tackle coronavirus, lays stress on joint effortsIn a significant message, Modi asserted that it was important for the SAARC member countries to work together and said the region can best ...
15 Mar, 2020, 08.09 PM IST
Maldives praises India for generous assistance amid coronavirus scareMaldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih also backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan for a comprehensive regional strategy to fight cor...
15 Mar, 2020, 05.34 PM IST
Pakistan PM's aide to participate in SAARC video conference on coronavirusPrime Minister Modi reached out to the eight-member regional grouping on Friday and pitched for a video conference among the leaders of the...
15 Mar, 2020, 03.47 PM IST
PM Modi to lead India at video conference of SAARC nations on Sunday: MEAModi on Friday proposed formulation of a joint strategy by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations to fight co...
15 Mar, 2020, 01.27 PM IST
Will participate in SAARC video conference on coronavirus: Pakistan on PM Modi's proposalPM Modi reached out to the eight-member regional grouping yesterday and pitched for a video conference among the SAARC leaders to chalk out...
14 Mar, 2020, 12.51 PM IST