Saarc Countries
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Bangladesh interim govt chief Muhammad Yunus favours revival of SAARC: What is it and why it failed?
Explainers | Aug 08, 2024, 06:22 PM ISTYunus, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, expressed revival of the SAARC regional bloc, which remains suspended since its last biennial summit in Kathmandu in 2014. His recent remarks on India and the SAARC indicate a potential shift in Bangladesh's foreign policy.
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PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony: Excluding Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif from the frame
World | Jun 09, 2024, 03:06 PM ISTAs Modi takes his oath for a third term as Prime Minister on Sunday evening, prominent political figures from neighbouring nations will once again gather, with one conspicuous absence being a leader from Pakistan.
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan hopes to host SAARC Summit
World | Dec 25, 2021, 07:41 AM ISTThe Prime Minister “expressed hope to host the SAARC Summit in Pakistan when artificial obstacle created in its way would be removed,” the Foreign Office quoted him as saying.
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IITs plan entrance test in SAARC countries to admit foreign students, Pakistan not in the list
India | Jun 30, 2016, 08:33 AM ISTNew Delhi: Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), first choice for India’s engineering aspirants, will now hold its entrance test abroad, starting next year. Test for admissions into prestigious IITs will be held in Singapore, the
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Secure neighbourhood will yield rich dividends for SAARC: India
World | Mar 16, 2016, 05:39 PM ISTIndia today said it firmly believes that a peaceful and secure neighbourhood will yield "rich dividends" for SAARC countries
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SAARC satellite: India, member countries hold talks
India | Jun 22, 2015, 10:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: India today held deliberations with experts from other SAARC countries to finalise modalities for developing a satellite exclusively for the regional grouping, nearly a year after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an announcement
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Collective efforts more important in Saarc region: PM Modi
World | Nov 26, 2014, 11:48 AM ISTKathmandu: Nowhere in the world are collective efforts more important than in south Asia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit here on Wednesday.“Nowhere in the world
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India to give business visa for 3-5 years for SAARC: PM Modi
World | Nov 26, 2014, 11:56 AM ISTKathmandu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India will give business visa for three to five years for SAARC countries and called for making procedures simple and facilities better."India will now give business visa
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SAARC Summit to begin tomorrow in Nepal
World | Nov 25, 2014, 01:30 PM ISTKathmandu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of other SAARC countries will meet here tomorrow with an aim to revitalise the regional grouping and make it a major platform to fuel economic growth through liberalised
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PM Modi arrives in Kathmandu to attend 18th SAARC Summit
National | Nov 25, 2014, 05:11 PM ISTKathmandu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kathmandu this afternoon to attend the 18th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit.This is his second meeting with nearly all the leaders, except for Afghanistan which
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Pak, other SAARC nations to emulate India's poll practices
World | May 01, 2012, 11:08 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 1: India's success in holding elections through tech-savvy systems including the use of EVMs, has caught the fancy of Pakistan and other SAARC countries, which have expressed the desire to emulate it