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PM Modi proposes SAARC leaders’ meet on coronavirus via video conference
News | Mar 16, 2020, 11:40 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the leadership of SAARC nations should chalk out a strong strategy to fight coronavirus and South Asia “should leave no stone unturned to ensure our people are healthy.”
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SAARC leaders hail PM Modi's call for joint action against COVID 19
World | Mar 13, 2020, 04:50 PM ISTSAARC leaders have hailed PM Modi's call for putting up a united fight against coronavirus as its cases rise across Asia and the world. Taking lead, PM Modi on Friday appealed to SAARC nations to chalk out a strong strategy to contain the pandemic that has infected lakhs of people across the world.
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As India distances itself from SAARC, Nepal says 'eager' to handover leadership to Pakistan
World | Jan 24, 2020, 04:14 PM ISTNepal, which is holding on to the Chairmanship of the SAARC grouping since 2014, is "ready and eager to" handover the position to Pakistan, Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali said on Friday, hoping that New Delhi and Islamabad can sort out their differences through negotiations, keeping in mind the challenges facing the region.
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India will participate at SAARC foreign ministers meeting in New York
India | Sep 19, 2019, 10:32 PM ISTExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan will be present in the US next week and will hold bilateral and multilateral meetings.
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PM Modi's swearing-in: India shifts focus from SAARC to BIMSTEC, Pakistan axed
India | May 27, 2019, 11:55 PM ISTLike 2014, this time too Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi's May 30 swearing-in ceremony will be no less of a global event with invitation extended to BIMSTEC leaders.
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'Not going to respond until they stop terror activities': India declines Pak's invitation to attend SAARC summit
India | Nov 28, 2018, 02:07 PM ISTTies between India and Pakistan nosedived following a spate of terror attacks on Indian military bases by Pakistan-based terror groups since January 2016.
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PM Modi will be invited to Pakistan for SAARC summit: Pak Foreign Office
World | Nov 27, 2018, 05:46 PM ISTFaisal announced the decision at a conference in Islamabad, where he recalled that Prime Minister Imran Khan in his first address had said that if India took one step forward, Pakistan would take two
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Sushma Swaraj to hold 30 bilateral meetings including SAARC, BRICS on sidelines of UNGA meet
World | Sep 24, 2018, 02:38 PM ISTSuhsma Swaraj's early engagements included a meeting Sunday with World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to discuss global health issues.
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SAARC a 'jammed' vehicle because of 'one country': S Jaishankar targets Pakistan
World | Oct 26, 2017, 08:27 PM ISTS Jaishankar said that SAARC is a “jammed” vehicle as “one country” is not connected to the other seven members of the South Asian regional block on the key of terrorism.
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India to host South Asian boxing Championship in December: BFI
Other Sports | Sep 26, 2017, 11:39 PM ISTIndia will take on their arch-rivals Pakistan during the tournament, which will also see a host of other SAARC countries participating.
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Nawaz Sharif accuses India of ‘harming’ SAARC, violating its spirit
World | Jul 26, 2017, 08:02 AM ISTNawaz Sharif alleged that India violated the SAARC chapter by invoking bilateral issues and problems on a multilateral forum.
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President Mukherjee, Vice President congratulate ISRO for launch of South Asian Satellite
India | May 05, 2017, 09:25 PM ISTThe operational life of the satellite would be 12 years. South Asia satellite is an effective outreach by India to meet the development aspirations of her friendly neighbours, cementing the ties further.
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South Asia Satellite is India's project, not regional effort: Pakistan
World | May 05, 2017, 09:13 PM ISTPakistan had opted out of the South Asia Satellite project which aims to boost the connectivity among SAARC nations.
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Pak isolated as India launches South Asian satellite; SAARC nations thank PM Modi
India | May 05, 2017, 11:53 PM ISTThe Geostationary Communication Satellite will boost connectivity among SAARC nations except Pakistan.
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Countdown begins for ISRO's launch of South Asian satellite GSAT-9
India | May 04, 2017, 11:13 PM ISTCountdown has begun for tomorrow's launch of India's GSAT-9, the South Asia Communication Satellite that will boost connectivity among nations in the region.
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ISRO plans launch of SAARC satellite next month
India | Feb 15, 2017, 03:44 PM ISTIndian Research Space Agency’s (ISRO) ambitious satellite for SAARC countries, which was proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 2014 Summit in Kathmandu, will be most probably launched in March-April.
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India attempting to block new SAARC chief, says Pakistan daily
World | Feb 01, 2017, 07:02 PM ISTAn influential Pakistani daily has accused India of attempting to block on "procedural grounds" the appointment of a Pakistani diplomat as the next secretary general of the eight-member SAARC.
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SAARC officials to meet in Nepal amid Indo-Pak tension
World | Jan 30, 2017, 09:51 PM ISTThe senior officials of SAARC will meet here this week for the first time to discuss a new date for the 19th summit of the regional grouping which was postponed by Pakistan last year.
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Pakistan accuses India of impeding SAARC process by boycotting Islamabad summit
World | Jan 28, 2017, 12:18 PM ISTSartaj Aziz, Pakistan Prime Minister's advisor on foreign policy, has alleged that by boycotting Islamabad summit of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), India impeded the grouping's process and "violated" the spirit of its Chart
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In a first, ISRO to launch 103 satellites in one go in February
India | Jan 04, 2017, 05:11 PM ISTIn the first such attempt in India’s space science history, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be launching a record 103 satellites on a single mission using its workhorse PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle)-