PM arrives in Bhutan for SAARC Summit

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Thimphu on a two-day visit to participate in the 16th SAARC Summit that begins on Wednesday. He was received at the Paro International airport, 60 km from......

India highlights need for SAARC to introspect

India on Sunday highlighted the need for SAARC to introspect on its 25-year-long experience and chart out a course to accelerate the momentum that has been achieved in the recent past. Addressing......

Indo-Pak issues hijack SAARC agenda

Persisting ambiguity over the possibility of an Indo-Pak dialogue taking place on the sidelines of next week's SAARC summit in Bhutan, has once again hijacked attention from broader and more......

'Narasimha Rao was a prime minister with an open mind'

'Narasimha Rao asked me why China was doing so well in attracting foreign investments and I gave my frank opinion.''I told him that giving thrust to exports had to be a national effort.''But in......

More Saarc trade to nurture peace

The New Year has begun with enough optimism regarding further progress towards a South Asian Free Trade Agreement. Let's trade, trust will follow: PM Although the idea was mooted in 1988 and many......

UPA's FTA success rate 1 out of 15

The United Progressive Alliance government, which initiated talks on about 15 free trade agreements, could sign only one of them during its current tenure. Opposition from the domestic industry......

PM moots Saarc economic bloc

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh endorsed the need for an economic union of member countries belonging to the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation.Terming the proposed South Asian Free......

Transport corridors set to boost SAARC exchange

The meeting of transport ministers of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries which concluded on August 31 in New Delhi, has identified road, rail and waterway corridors to......