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SAARC ministers meet in Colombo to finalise summit

Under the shadow of the serial blasts in India, foreign ministers of the eight-member South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation met on Thursday in Colombo to set the agenda for the weekend......

Pak FM boycotts SAARC meeting, cites Kashmir

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday boycotted External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's opening statement at the meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional......

Eliminating terror a precondition, says Jaishankar after Saarc meet

Elimination of terrorism in all its forms is a precondition not only for fruitful cooperation but also for the very survival of the South Asian region, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar......

India's S K Sharma next SAARC Secy Gen

India's envoy to Austria, Sheel Kant Sharma, will be next secretary general of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee announced on Friday.This......

How Pakistan is holding back SAARC

Connectivity is what SAARC needs most, but Pakistan remains a stumbling block, says Rajeev Sharma. IMAGE: SAARC foreign ministers and diplomats before the SAARC Council of Ministers at Pokhara,......

Safta: Foreign ministers refer to council

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperationforeign ministersdecided to refer to the group's Council of Commerce Ministers on Wednesday on India's complaint that Pakistan was not implementing......

SAARC nations moot trade forum like European Union

Photograph: Ministry of External Affairs Aiming to transform the region into a vibrant economic zone, SAARC resolved to set up a South Asian Economic Union on the lines of European Union by......

India for more intra-SAARC trade to beat slowdown

India on Wednesday asked its South Asian neighbours to increase intra-regional trade as a cushion against slowdown in exports to the US and European markets. Addressing the South Asia Free Trade......

How to rewrite India's toy story

While there might be no disputing India’s rich toy-making tradition, the industry is languishing for lack of investment and technology, and also owing to competition from cheap......

Govt invites global firms to 'Make in India'

India has invited countries like the UK, Norway and Greece to invest in ambitious projects and proposals unveiled by the new government to boost the economy. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj......

PHOTOS: South Asian Games end with a colourful closing ceremony

IMAGE: Artistes from Nepal perform at the closing ceremony of the 12th South Asian Games in Guwahati. Photograph: PTI Northeast India's diverse and colourful culture were in full display......

'South Asian countries are fighting for sportsmanship glory, not bombs'

‘Media really paint a bad picture of the tensions. It's all political, why single out Pakistan?’ IMAGE: Indian women’s hockey team arrive in Guwahati. Photograph: PTI Postponed......