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  Bangladesh interim govt chief Muhammad Yunus favours revival of SAARC: What is it and why it failed?

  Explainers | August 08, 2024 18:22 IST

  Yunus, 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 | June 09, 2024 15:06 IST

  As 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 | December 25, 2021 7:41 IST

  The 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 | June 30, 2016 8:33 IST

  New 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 | March 16, 2016 17:39 IST

  India 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 | June 22, 2015 22:53 IST

  New 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 | November 26, 2014 11:48 IST

  Kathmandu: 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 | November 26, 2014 11:56 IST

  Kathmandu: 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 | November 25, 2014 13:30 IST

  Kathmandu: 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

  Politics | November 25, 2014 17:11 IST

  Kathmandu: 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 23:08 IST

  New 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

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