Moribund
trade in SAARC region, by Suman Kumar Regmi
(ae 05/12/2024)
The
South Asian stalemate : None of the countries in
this region can afford to get caught in a
geopolitical ping-pong between India and China,
by Anurag Acharya (kp 04/10/2024)
SAARC
agri meet discusses ways to make seed bank work
: Delegates call for policy to facilitate
transfer of seeds between member countries
(kp 12/09/2024)
Nepal
proposes Saarc Council of Ministers New York
meeting on September 26 : Fresh turmoil in
Thailand makes BIMSTEC Summit uncertain, by
Anil Giri (kp 15/08/2024)
Whither
BIMSTEC? For Nepal and Bhutan, BIMSTEC acts as a
forum to improve their foreign policy interests,
by Smruti S Pattanaik (kp 18/07/2024)
Why
Should SAARC Be Revitalised, by Narad
Bharadwaj (rn 28/06/2024)
Retrofitting
SAARC : Not much hope that the 8-member South
Asian bloc can be revived even after the Indian
elections, by Shristi Karki (nt 22/06/2024)
The
hidden costs of sidelining SAARC, by Dinesh
Bhattarai (rep 19/06/2024)
BIMSTEC
cannot be a suitable alternative to SAARC,
interview with Dr Khurram Abbas (ae 12/06/2024)
BBIN
MVA and the way forward, by Rajan Sharma (ae
14/05/2024)
Don
McLain Gill: South Asian states unlikely to
establish another regional organization
(interview) (ae 19/04/2024)
Call
for revival of SAARC (ae 18/04/2024)
Populous
Region Deserves Priority, by Dhruba Hari
Adhikary (rn 17/04/2024)
Envisioning
South Asia Alongside Southeast Asia, by
Binoj Basnyat (kh 15/04/2024)
UN
Secretary-General expresses commitment to
strengthen cooperation with SAARC (kh
10/04/2024)
Cannot
accept BIMSTEC to replace SAARC, says Minister
Shrestha : The House of Representatives approves
the charter adopted in 2022 by the fifth Bimstec
summit in Colombo, Sri Lanka (kp 03/04/2024)
[But SAARC has only
existed on paper for a long time now and, in
view of the almost insoluble ongoing conflict
between India and Pakistan, hardly has any
prospects! Nepal must look after its own
interests and the government is responsible for
this!]
SAARC
and BIMSTEC: Navigating regional cooperation,
by Rajan Panthi and Suravi Rijal (ae 25/03/2024)
Lawmakers
advise govt to utilize BIMSTEC for economic
development (rn 18/03/2024), Nepali
lawmakers bat for both SAARC and Bimstec : Say
Bimstec should be no replacement to SAARC and
Nepal should push for convening the stalled
summit (kp 19/03/2024)
SAARC
Programming Committee meets after four years in
Kathmandu : The two-day session reviewed current
status of regional cooperation in identified
areas (kp 09/03/2024)
BIMSTEC
Charter presented in the House of
Representatives (kh 01/03/2024)
Create
South Asian Union For Prosperity, by Namrata
Sharma (rn 21/02/2024)
SAARC:
Navigating an Existential Crossroads, by
Ishwar Dev Khanal (kh 13/12/2023)
SAARC
leaders pledge unity amid challenges : Marking
the 39th charter day amid stalled summit and
regional tensions, heads of states and
governments of South Asia call for revitalising
the regional grouping (kp 09/12/2023)
BIMSTEC
forms Eminent Persons Group to chart out future
course of the seven-nation grouping : The panel
will suggest a blueprint for what the grouping
needs to do in future and ways to strengthen the
bloc, by Anil Giri (02/12/2023)
Bangladeshi
diplomat Golam Sarwar assumes the office as the
new SAARC secretary-general (rep 28/10/2023)
Missed
opportunities : SAARC gatherings on UNGA
sidelines offer India and Pakistan a rare chance
to talk. But they don’t (kp 19/09/2023) : SAARC
discord may derail UN sidelines meet this year
too : This would be the fourth successive year
without a New York gathering of South Asian
nations’ foreign ministers, by Anil Giri (kp
15/09/2023)
How
to revive SAARC?, by Yagya Bahadur Hamal (ae
12/09/2023)
SAARC
foreign ministers to meet in New York on
September 20 : Experts doubt a breakthrough
given the continuing rivalry between India and
Pakistan (kp 31/08/2023)
SAARC
will be made dynamic: Foreign Minister Saud
(kh 28/08/2023) [Yes, of
course!??]
Foreign
Ministers of BIMSTEC member states discuss ways
to bolster cooperation (rep 17/07/2023), BIMSTEC
member states’ foreign ministers discuss ways to
bolster cooperation : Minister for Foreign
Affairs Narayan Prakash Saud is participating in
the BIMSTEC foreign ministers' meeting in
Bangkok (nlt 17/07/2023)
Didn’t
quite work out : Member states will soon forget
SAARC even if they do not formally declare its
death, by Lok Raj Baral (kp 10/07/2023)
Regional
integration amid India’s G-20 presidency : A
united South Asia can help boost development and
growth for all countries involved, by Bigyan
Babu Regmi and Sisir Bhandari (kp 15/06/2023)
FNCCI
proposes BIMSTEC Business Forum to boost
intra-regional trade : The share of all BIMSTEC
countries — that include two ASEAN member-states
- Thailand and Myanmar — is less than 4 percent
in world trade (kp 14/06/2023)
26
years of BIMSTEC: High on hopes, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (ae 07/06/2023)
South
Asia A New Strategic Fulcrum (rn 07/06/2023)
SAARC
needs a revive-drive, by Jagdish Dahal (ae
31/05/2023)
SAARC
revival possible through BIMSTEC?, by Suman
Kumar Regmi (ae 20/04/2023)
Subregional
over regional cooperation : Not waiting for
SAARC to regain consciousness, countries are
opting for subregional mechanisms, by Smruti
S Pattanaik (kp 30/03/2023)
BIMSTEC
passes key instruments as SAARC stalls, by
Pratik Ghimire (ae 10/03/2023)
Nepal
for inclusion of poverty alleviation as
sub-sector under BIMSTEC (kh 08/03/2023)
Sarwar
to be new SAARC secretary general : With his
nomination, the stalled SAARC process is
expected to gain some momentum (kp
07/03/2023)
Reviving
The SAARC Process, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
02/03/2023)
Trade
and Investment Policy in South Asia, by Hari
Prasad Shrestha (rep 28/02/2023)
Reimagining
South Asia : Let's imagine a South Asian digital
currency and other initiatives for the region,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 21/02/2023)
Bangladesh
will get to pick new Saarc secretary general :
As member states do not recognise Kabul’s
Taliban regime, Dhaka will send new secretariat
chief, by Anil Giri (kp 19/02/2023)
SAARC-level
Climate Change Journalist Forum formed (kh
06/02/2023)
Moribund
SAARC stares at another crisis, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 20/01/2023)
SJF
concludes declaring 7-point declaration (kh
17/01/2023)
Poverty
and Inequality Devastating South Asia, by
Hari Prasad Shrestha (rep 12/01/2023)
Efforts
underway to take forward SAARC: Secretary
Paudyal (kh 08/01/2023)
SAARC
in a fix over new secretary general :
Replacement uncertain after Esala Ruwan
Weerakoon of Sri Lanka retires in March, by
Anil Giri (kp 30/12/2022)
Re-imagining
South Asia: A bottom-up initiative to relaunch
more united region : While it is true that the
SAARC is almost dead, the citizens of South Asia
could take the lead and show their political
leaders what their aspirations are, by
Simone Galimberti (nlt 14/12/2022)
SAARC
struggling to stay alive as it turns 38 : The
regional body has failed to hold regular summits
after 2016. Afghan situation further complicates
the picture, by Anil Giri (kp 11/12/2022)
South
Asia needs an integrated electricity market,
by Hari Prasad Shrestha (rep 11/11/2022)
Can
climate diplomacy revive SAARC? SAARC can play
an influential role in responding to the impacts
of extreme climate events, by Subash Pandey
(02/11/2022)
SAARC
member countries invited for election
observation (kh 03/10/2022)
Skipped
UNGA sidelines meeting another nail in the SAARC
coffin : Experts cite India-Pakistan rivalry and
Kabul confusion as key reasons for the regional
body’s sorry state, by Anil Giri (kp
20/09/2022)
Connectivity
via sub-regional cooperation : Transport
infrastructure becomes extremely important as it
is the primary driver of economic growth, by
Nischal Dhungel (kp 05/08/2022)
SCO
over SAARC for Nepal? (ae 04/08/2022)
SAARC,
Setubandh and South Asia: The links missing in
vision and strategy, by Anand Aditya (ht
03/08/2022)
South
Asia At Sixes And Sevens, by Dhruba Hari
Adhikary (rn 16/06/2022)
Materialising
BIMSTEC Master Plan, by Pankaj Thapa (rn
13/06/2022)
BBIN
motor vehicles pact has a bumpy ride ahead for
lack of policies, regulations : An early
implementation of the motor vehicles agreement
between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal can
shorten transport routes, save travel time, and
lower costs, by Krishana Prasain (kp
08/06/2022)
Unavailing
Regional Cooperation in South Asia : Can SAARC
be revived?, by Mohammad Tarikul Islam (kh
07/06/2022)
SAARC:
Challenges And Prospects, by Shyam Prasad
Mainali (rn 29/05/2022)
Nepal
insists on collective commitments for energy
security (rep 20/04/2022)
Nepal’s
unwavering commitment to SAARC : From its
inception Nepal has been playing an active role
in the SAARC process. Even back in the 1970s
King Birendra was busy sketching out a framework
for the regional body, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 19/05/2022)
Nepal
Wants To Advance SAARC Process (rn
14/04/2022)
SAARC:
The original sin or salve? Each of the two sides
in the Cold War wanted to increase its influence
through regional organizations. The US in
particular was keen on having a regional
organization for South Asia, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 07/04/2022)
India
to provide USD 1 million to BIMSTEC to increase
its operational budget (kh 30/03/2022)
PM
Deuba addresses Fifth BIMSTEC Summit, stresses
stronger regional cooperation (kh
30/03/2022)
PM
Deuba To Attend BIMSTEC Summit Virtually (rn
21/03/2022), Foreign
Minister Khadka To Participate In BIMSTEC Summit
(rn 21/03/2022), PM
Deuba to virtually address Fifth BIMSTEC Summit
(kh 26/03/2022)
Nepal,
India, Bangladesh ‘agree’ to open transport
routes in six months : Understanding is follow
up to 2015 BBIN Motor Vehicle Agreement
involving the three countries and Bhutan, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 10/03/2022)
UN
vote on Ukraine shows geopolitical shift in
South Asia, observers say : Nepal, Bhutan, the
Maldives vote for resolution to deplore Russia.
India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan
abstain, by Anil Giri (kp 04/03/2022)
Nepal
pledges to further consolidating BIMSTEC process
(kh 05/1/2022), BIMSTEC
general secretary discusses trade, investment
(ht 05/01/2022), Strengthen
BIMSTEC : BIMSTEC must speed up connectivity
projects to rival China's Belt and Road
Initiative that promotes mind-boggling
infrastructure in the region (ht 07/01/2022)
South
Asian University stares at uncertain future :
The university’s plan to develop its
infrastructure and expand academic pursuits has
been on hold as the main governing body of the
university has not officially met for five years,
by Rajesh Mishra (kp 04/01/2022)
Deconstructing
the Geopolitical Identity of South Asia: A
Critical Geopolitics Perspective, by Sindhu
Dinesh (kh 19/11/2021)
Understanding
the EU Democracy Assistance to South Asia:
Contemporary Perspectives, by Simant Shankar
Bharti (kh 08/10/2021)
Nepal’s
role vital to safeguard the sanctity of South
Asia through SAARC and BIMSTEC, by Pramod
Jaiswal (interview) (kh 06/10/2021)
Revival
of SAARC is significant in terms seamless trade,
connectivity and investment, by Pramod
Jaiswal (kh 29/09/2021)
SAARC
meeting on UN assembly sidelines called off over
Afghanistan : Officials say there was lack of
concurrence from member states on the meeting
which Nepal proposed last week and sent
out invitations to all except Kabul, by Anil
Giri (kp 22/09/2021)
SAARC
meet on UN assembly sidelines uncertain after
Afghan regime change : Members of the regional
bloc have been historically convening a meeting
in New York at the foreign ministers’
level to discuss regional and global issues,
by Anil Giri (kp 15/09/2021)
Taliban’s
return to Kabul: Implications for South Asia and
beyond, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rep 04/09/2021)
The
Kabul chaos and South Asia : It may not be
the Saigon moment, but its reverberations
are unlikely to be any less calamitous, by
CK Lal (kp 01/09/2021)
Calls
grow for Kathmandu to speak on Afghan crisis,
but can it? Some say Nepal as SAARC chair should
take the lead, but observers say there’s not
much scope, as even world powers are struggling
to figure out how to deal with the new rulers,
by Anil Giri (kp 25/08/2021)
Search
of Nepal’s role as SAARC chair in Afghanistan
crisis, by Khem Raj Thapa (kh 24/08/2021)
Nepal
is India’s key actor in India’s vision for
connected, integrated South Asian region: DCM
Khampa (kh 24/08/2021)
HURPES
urges PM Deuba to convene SAARC meeting
immediately to discuss Afghan crisis (rep
23/08/2021)
US
Troops Withdrawal From Afghanistan : And
Implication To South Asia, by Binoj Basnyat
(sp 20/08/2021)
The
proof of the pudding : The incompetence of SAARC
is helping China gain a foothold in South Asia
(kp 12/07/2021)
Two
decades on, BIMSTEC still struggles for
relevanceIn the last 24 years, BIMSTEC has held
just four summit meetings. The Sri Lanka summit
remains uncertain due to Covid, by Anil Giri
(kp 08/06/2021)
South
Asian geopolitics: : Present and future : The
days ahead are going to be more demanding for
South Asian nations, by Binoj Basnyat (kp
26/05/2021)
Anti-COVID-19
Cooperation : Can China’s Move Fill Regional
Void?, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 09/05/2021)
New
world disorder and South Asia : India’s peaceful
growth principles are beckoning for all the good
reasons, by Atul K Thakur (kp 25/04/2021)
BIMSTEC:
For what?, by Biswas Baral (ae 08/04/2021)
Need
To Reactivate SAARC, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
06/04/2021)
BIMSTEC
virtual meet most likely to avoid discussing
Myanmar military suppression : The meeting is
being held on the heels of one of the bloodiest
days in the country, in which over 90
protesters were killed, by Anil Giri (kp
01/04/2021) [What a
shame!!]
India
to host SAARC health secretary-level meeting on
COVID-19 crisis on Thursday (rep 17/02/2021)
Pakistan
says it appreciates Nepal's constructive role in
taking SAARC process forward (rep
10/12/2020)
SAARC
COVID-19 Emergency Fund: Nepal gets 61.2 million
(kh 03/12/2020)
In
virtual meeting, SAARC foreign ministers commit
to regional progress : Even as arch-rivals India
and Pakistan both express their
commitments to a connected and effective
grouping, uncertainty over the 19th summit
remain, by Anil Giri (kp 25/09/2020) [Sounds like "Tomorrow the
sun will rise again!"]
Re-Energising
The SAARC, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rn
23/09/2020)
India,
Pakistan agree to take part in SAARC meet : The
virtual meeting of foreign ministers on
September 24 will focus on building an
understanding to convene the long-stalled summit
meeting, by Anil Giri (kp 11/09/2020)
How
India lost a gas pipeline to China: The deal to
import gas from Myanmar via Bangladesh failed
due to political reasons, by Mahendra P.
Lama (kp 15/07/2020)
Request
for $1.5 million to set up PCR labs in all
provinces yet to respond by SAARC Development
Fund: SAARC Covid-19 Emergency Fund also
ineffective due to dispute about its use between
India and Pakistan, by Arjun Poudel (kp
01/07/2020)
The
way forward in South Asia: Bhutan, Maldives and
Nepal could face an excruciating foreign
exchange crunch, by Mahendra P. Lama (kp
27/05/2020)
Revive
SAARC To Fight COVID-19, by Dinesh Bhattarai
(rn 24/05/2020)
Re-imagining
South Asian cooperation: India and Nepal will
play the role of a catalyst in shaping the
narrative of a new regional and sub-regional
alignment, by Atul K. Thakur (kp 20/05/2020)
Prioritizing
Poverty: South Asian Cooperation in a
Post-Pandemic World, by Atul K. Thakur (kh
29/04/2020)
Should
India take SAARC forward without Pakistan?,
by Niranjan Masrjani (kh 19/04/2020)
SAARC
Fund for COVID-19 to be utilized to provide
medical supplies to member states in need
(rep 13/04/2020)
SAARC
officials discuss impact of COVID-19 (ht
10/04/2020)
SAARC
Development Fund allocates five million dollars
for COVID-19 projects (ht 08/04/2020)
Possibility
Of SAARC Revival, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
24/03/2020)
Modi
appreciates Nepal's decision to allot Rs 100
million for SAARC Emergency Fund (rep
22/03/2020)
Modi
takes the lead on fighting Covid-19 in the
region but there are geopolitical
considerations: The Indian prime minister’s
initiative to bring South Asia together bodes
well for SAARC but there is a geopolitical
element that cannot be ignored, say experts,
by Anil Giri (kp 17/03/2020), A
job half finished: South Asian countries need to
use the recent Covid-19 video conference as
impetus to revive SAARC (rep 17/03/2020), Will
the coronavirus pandemic revive SAARC? There is
an opportunity for the crisis to bring member
countries closer together, and into deeper
economic integration, by Achyut Wagle (kp
17/03/2020), SAARC's
Concerns Over Coronavirus, by Kundan Aryal
(kp 230/03/2020), South
Asia Regional Effort To Fight COVID-19, by
Kushal Pokharel (rn 21/03/2020)
SAARC
leadership pledges cooperation and collaboration
to fight the effects of Covid-19: Indian PM Modi
had called for the meeting, via video
conferencing, to formulate a strategy to fight
the coronavirus outbreak, by Samuel Chhetri
(kp 16/03/2020)
SAARC
countries to hold video conference today evening
(ht 15/03/2020)
South
Asian leaders welcome Modi proposal to
revitalise SAARC to fight Covid-19: While many
leaders and foreign policy experts welcome
Modi’s statement, others were more circumspect,
given India’s past actions regarding the
regional bloc, by Anil Giri and Suresh Raj
Pandey (kp 14/03/2020), Will
coronavirus bring common purpose to a faltering
SAARC?, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 14/03/2020)
South
Asia 2035, by P. Kharel (rn 17/02/2020)
Connectivity
in South East Asian countries could serve lesson
for South Asia: Efforts to integrate South Asia
have failed to yield results due to antagonistic
relations between India and Pakistan, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/02/2020)
Regional
energy trade, cooperation sought (ht
07/02/2020)
Reason
to worry: Nepal and other South Asian countries
that have a major stake in the Gulf need to use
their influence in deescalating possible
tensions in the Middle East, by Hari Bansh
Jha (rep 28/01/2020)
Power
asymmetry has been disrupting cooperation:
Unless the region resolves its internal
disputes, the idea of regionalism will always be
a failure in South Asia, by Hindu Karki (kp
26/01/2020)
Regional
economic development in South Asia: India is the
only SAARC country that has the expertise and
capital to set up joint ventures in the region,
by Suman Kumar Regmi (kp 10/01/2020)
Taproot
Of Regional Consciousness, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn 31/12/2019)
SAARC
committee meeting kicks off (ht 20/12/2019)
If
SAARC members can't get along, perhaps it is
time to call it quits: The grouping was crippled
from the start, doomed to be ineffective in
solving bilateral tensions to smooth regional
cooperation (kp 10/12/2019)
SAARC
turns 35 but has very little to show for its
age: The regional bloc of seven South Asian
countries, and Afghanistan, has largely been
held hostage to the rivalry between India and
Pakistan, say analysts, by Anil Giri (kp
09/12/2019)
Water,
Security And Peace, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
01/10/2019)
Testing
times: With the new developments in Kashmir,
Nepal may have to listen to and deal with the
pressures and persuasions from India, China and
Pakistan, all at the same time, by Gopal
Thapa (rep 03/09/2019)
India,
Pakistan confirm participation in SAARC Council
of Ministers’ meeting in New York: This could be
the first high-level encounter between foreign
ministers of the two countries since New Delhi’s
move on Kashmir, by Anil Giri (kp
30/08/2019)
As
Kashmir burns: As chair of SAARC, Nepal should
make an effort to play the role of a mediator to
bring India and Pakistan to talks, by Umesh
K. Bhattarai (rep 25/08/2019)
Pak
seeks Nepal's role as SAARC Chair for regional
peace and stability (rep 24/08/2019) [The Nepalese government
failed to fulfil this task when the Indian
Foreign Minister was in Kathmandu!]
Realpolitik
is shorthand for the law of the jungle: It’s the
production of social homogeneity that makes
neo-nationalism a dangerous policy, by CK
Lal (kp 21/08/2019)
The
SAARC Buddha: Artists from South Asian countries
cannot allow the comatose state of one regional
organisation to influence their willingness to
collaborate, by Abhi Subedi (kp 18/08/2019)
SAARC
Heading For Doomsday?, by Bhim Bhurtel (rn
22/07/2019)
Lessons
to be learnt from Saarc’s stagnation: The
regional grouping has been largely nonfunctional
because it hasn’t been able to adapt to the
evolving regional set-up, by Mahendra P Lama
(kp 26/06/2019)
SAARC
on life support: India may not be willing to end
the experiment, but it’s unlikely to help in the
revival of the grouping, by CK Lal (kp
12/06/2019)
Nepal
committed to reviving SAARC: FM Gyawali (ht
03/06/2019) [But India
is committed to destroy SAARC!]
India’s
invitation to BIMSTEC leaders for Modi’s
swearing-in sparks debate over future of SAARC:
The South Asian regional bloc, currently chaired
by Nepal, has been in limbo for years, by
Anil Giri (kp 29/05/2019), ‘Modi’s
invite for BIMSTEC heads at swearing-in signals
change in neighborhood policy': Experts call for
‘readjusting’ foreign policy in line with
India’s changed foreign policy orientation,
by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 29/05/2019)
Stemming
terrorism: Poverty, unemployment, corruption,
political crime and lack of rule of law are root
causes of terrorism in South Asia. To eliminate
terrorism, we need to address these causes,
by Prem Singh Basnyat (rep 12/05/2019)
Private
sector urges SAARC nations to invest in Nepal
(kp 04/05/2019)
SAARC
CCI’s executive committee meeting, general
assembly kick off (kp 03/05/2019)
India’s
major
parties are divided over regional strategy: The
ruling BJP has dropped SAARC from its manifesto
and inserted BIMSTEC in contrast to its poll
document five years ago, by Anil Giri (kp
09/04/2019)
Nepali
team off to Colombo to attend SAARC Women
Entrepreneur Awards (rep 01/03/2019)
Reimagining
SAARC:
If India is pursuing sub-regional partnerships
with its neighbors to avoid or replace SAARC,
Nepal should think twice before investing
political capital in such initiatives, by
Simone Galimberti (rep 24/02/2019)
New
India-Pakistan tension threatens SAARC future,
by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 18/02/2019)
SAARC
is
sinking: Prospects of SAARC have shrunk further
with India thinking of its alternative and
alleging Pakistan for state-sponsored terrorism,
by Som P Pudasaini (rep 31/01/2019)
SAARC-level
women’s meet under way (ht 26/01/2019)
Saving
SAARC:
SAARC leaders should have the integrity and
diplomatic decency to apply the principle of not
allowing bilateral differences to cripple the
regional body’s basic objectives, by P.
Kharel (rep 31/12/2018)
SDF
approves financing of two energy projects in
Nepal (ht 26/12/2018)
Nepal
ready to help Pakistan host SAARC Summit (kp
03/12/2018)
SAARC
summit uncertain as India snubs Pakistan’s
invitation (rep 29/11/2018)
Too
close, too far: SAARC should prioritise
effective policy provision policies, by
Madhukar SJB Rana and Atul K Thakur (kp
27/11/2018)
BIMSTEC
committee mulls free trade deal in Dhaka, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 13/11/2018)
Another
Jolt To SAARC Process, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (rn 10/10/2018)
Free
the
SAARC: India is actively distancing from SAARC
thinking that it is no longer an effective body
to maintain influence in the neighborhood. This
policy will backfire, by Manoj Adhikari and
Saurav Bashyal (rep 09/10/2018)
India
for satellite-based navigation in SAARC (kp
25/09/2018)
Focus
on trade: BIMSTEC seems to have too many things
on its plate which is slowing it down, by
Bijendra Man Shakya (kp 17/09/2018), Some
hard
truths: BIMSTEC might have a hard time taking
off because of growing mutual suspicions and New
Delhi’s aspiration to ignore Pakistan and
distance China from any Indian initiative,
by P Kharel (rep 17/09/2018)
ASEAN,
SAARC to BIMSTEC: Towards establishing a broader
partnership for peace, prosperity and security
in Asia, by Shambhu Ram Simkhada (kp
12/09/2018)
Reinvigorating
BIMSTEC For Prosperity, by Uttam Maharjan
(rn 06/09/2018), In
Aftermath Of BIMSTEC Summit, by Kushal
Pokharel (rn 08/09/2018)
Was
Kathmandu BIMSTEC summit worth it?, by
Roshan Sedhai (rep 06/09/2018)
BIMSTEC
and Nepal: Working for shared benefits, by
Madhav Shrestha (ht 05/09/2018), Realistic
Cooperation In BIMSTEC, by Madhavji Shrestha
(rn 10/09/2018)
Navigating
With New Ideas, by Prem Khatry (rn
04/09/2018)
Joint
military exercise: Officials, Army defend
BIMSTEC drill plans (kp 03/09/2018), Oli
defends BIMSTEC joint military exercise (kp
05/09/2018), ), BIMSTEC
war games: Nepal should dispel any unease the
exercise may have aroused among neighbours,
by Narendra B. Rawal (kp 05/09/2018), BIMSTEC
has not agreed to any military pact: Oli
(rep 05/09/2018), No
deal
for BIMSTEC military drill: Gyawali; Indian
proposal was ‘rejected by other members’; The
House committee had summoned Minister Gyawali to
inquire about the controversial exercise (kp
08/09/2018) [???],
Nepal
withdraws from BIMSTEC military drill, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 09/09/2018), Nepal
Army to participate in BIMSTE C drill as
observer, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp
10/09/2018) [??]
Misplaced
attention: Climate change, regretabbly, received
scant attention in BIMSTEC (kp 03/09/2018)
BIMSTEC
and
the narrative of arts: It would be a rewarding
experience for the regional organisation to open
up visions for artistic and literary sharing,
by Abhi Subedi (kp 02/09/2018)
Stage
set for fourth BIMSTEC Summit (kp
30/08/2018), Leaders
stress connectivity, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
31/08/2018), BIMSTEC
aims institutional shape, by Anil Giri (kp
01/09/2018), Realizing
BIMSTEC
vision: BIMSTEC summit has sent a message to the
world that Nepal is stable and secure
destination for investors and development
partners, by Rishi Dhamala (rep 01/09/2018),
Summit
ends with Kathmandu Declaration, by Roshan S
Nepal (ht 01/09/2018), Fourth
BIMSTEC Summit Declaration And The Reality,
by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 01/09/2018), 4th
BIMSTEC Summit Will It Revive The Region?,
by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 02/09/2018)
Mountain
economies and BIMSTEC: Inland waterways offer a
potential pathway to connect Bhutan and Nepal to
the Bay of Bengal, by Golam Rasul and
Nilhari Neupane (kp 30/08/2018), Rejuvenation
Of BIMSTEC, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
30/0/2018), Think
beyond
BIMSTEC: India and China can find the best
possible ways to benefit from BRI, and together
can aim for global leadership, by GP Acharya
(rep 30/08/2018), A
Fourth BIMSTEC Summit Conference, by Siddhi
B Ranjitkar (km 30/08/2018), High
hopes for BIMSTEC Summit, by Pradhumna B
Shah (kp 31/08/2018)
PM
says summit will propel economic cooperation and
regional connectivity (kp 29/08/2018)
Rohingya
in Nepal want plight resolved by Myanmar, B'desh
leaders at BIMSTEC summit, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 29/08/2018) [This could be an opportunity for Nepal to
play an important role as mediator on the
international level!]
BIMSTEC
SOM recommends signing grid connectivity MoU
(rep 29/08/2018)
Summit
week: Foreign secretaries meet today (kp
28/08/2018), Foreign
ministers
agree on projects worth $50b: Representatives
from the member states endorsed the text of
draft Summit Declaration on Wednesday, by
Anil Giri (kp 30/08/2018)
All
eyes on Nepal: The BIMSTEC meet is on the watch
list of established and emerging global powers,
by Dinesh Bhattarai (kp 28/08/2018), Upholding
shamelessness: When there’s no pride in
competing with the rest of world, mediocrity
reigns, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 28/08/2018), Reinventing
BIMSTEC:
There are no serious problems in bilateral
relations among member countries. BIMSTEC
leaders have the opportunity to decide future
course of this regional process, by
Purushottam Ojha (rep 28/08/2018), Opportunity
knocks: Nepal should use the BIMSTEC meet to
enhance its global image and boost tourism,
by Sarin Ghimire (rep 29/07/2018), BIMSTEC
for
Nepal: For Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri
Lanka, BIMSTEC could be one more multilateral
forum for uplifting their socio-economic
profiles in favor of societal benefits, by
Suresh C. Chalise (rep 29/08/2018), Hope
and
fear: Let’s hope BIMSTEC will help create a
world order that is more just for smaller yet
more easily manageable countries like Nepal,
by Devendra Gautam (rep 29/08/2018), Tap
the
opportunity: There is a fear that BIMSTEC will
go downhill like SAARC. In the last 20
years it has failed to deliver on its objectives,
by Raj Kumar KC (rep)
Expectations
From BIMSTEC Summit, by Madhavji Shrestha
(rn 27/08/2018)
‘Kathmandu
summit will offer new direction to BIMSTEC’,
by Anil Giri (kp 25/08/2018), Grid
Inter-connection MoU to be signed (rep
25/08/2018), 'Accommodate
China in BIMSTEC to ensure its effectiveness'
(rep 25/08/2018)
BIMSTEC
and
agriculture: As Nepal is chairing the BIMISTEC
Summit, it should take initiatives in developing
inclusive value chains of exportable agriculture
commodities, by Bhairab Raj Kaini (rep
23/08/2018)
Elusive
opportunities: The political leadership must
move to energise both BIMSTEC and SAARC (kp
22/08/2018), Reviving
BIMSTEC:
BIMSTEC must identify few priority areas,
otherwise it might end up making lots of
commitments but delivering none (ht
23/08/2018)
Government
asks top officials to lend vehicles, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 20/08/2018), Public
holiday plan to clear roads for VIP cars (kp
20/08/2018) [The roads
should be cleared for VIPs and politicians every
day! The country belongs to them!], Plans
to deploy 30,000 security forces for BIMSTEC
Summit, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 21/08/2018), Rain
disrupts beautification works for BIMSTEC meet
(kp 26/08/2018), Gokarna
Resort ruled out as retreat for BIMSTEC leaders,
by Rewati Sapkota (ht 26/08/2018), India
lends three fortified cars for BIMSTEC meet,
by Anil Giri (kp 27/08/2018)
BIMSTEC
states mull setting up development fund, infra
bank (rep 16/08/2018)
In
BIMSTEC,
push for SAARC: Disintegrated South Asia cannot
overcome common challenges of poverty,
environmental degradation and terrorism, by
Gyan P. Neupane (rep 16/08/2018)
BIMSTEC
And Regional Cooperation, by Narad Bharadwaj
(rn 10/08/2018), BIMSTEC
member states likely to cut areas of priority by
half (kp 11/08/2018), Reinvigorating
BIMSTEC:
BIMSTEC should adopt a charter. It will increase
predictability, institutionalization, and
legitimacy of the regional organization, by
Madhu Raman Acharya (rep 12/08/2018)
Fresh
hope
in South Asia: With new and fresh leadership in
South Asian countries, there are hopes that
initiatives will be taken to revive SAARC and
resolve regional issues, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (rep 06/08/2018)
Reviving
BIMSTEC:
As a host nation, Nepal should take initiatives
to create environment and provide leadership to
make BIMSTEC a vibrant forum, by Raj Kumar
KC (rep 01/08/2018)
BBIN
motor vehicle agreement: Draft protocol ready,
awaits Cabinet approval , by Sanjeev Giri
(kp 26/07/2018)
SAARC
to enforce common standard for edible items:
Move is expected to boost intraregional trade
among member nations, by Suresh Raj Neupane
(kp 25/07/2018)
Nepal
proposes dates for BIMSTEC Summit (kp
04/06/2018), Nepal
for hosting 4th BIMSTEC in August-end or early
September, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
04/06/2018), Nepal
to host BIMSTEC summit on Aug 30, 31 (ht
15/06/2018)
City
to host 4th BIMSTEC Summit this August (kp
31/05/2018)
Uneasy
World And Ailing SAARC, by Bishwo Pradhan
(rn 19/05/2018)
Revitalising
SAARC:
Oli has the capacity and opportunity to act as
the champion of Trans-Himalayan cooperation and
resurrect the SAARC process, by Shambhu Ram
Simkhada (kp 09/05/2018)
A
question of sovereignty: S Asia is full of
cooperative ventures that have stalled due to
perceived notions of eroding national control,
by Mahendra P. Lama (kp 25/04/2018)
Boosting
trade in SAARC: The role of the dispute
resolution mechanism under SAFTA requires direct
attention, by Prakritee Yonzon (kp
23/04/2018)
Have
spoken with Indian, Pak leaders to restart
SAARC: PM Oli (kp 23/04/2018)
SAFTA
and Nepal: Time for paradigm shift, by Jib
Raj Koirala (ht 03/04/2018)
Full
membership to China a way out to revive SAARC:
Experts (rep 26/03/2018)
2-day
South Asia conference begins (kp 26/03/2018)
SDF
begins funding infrastructure (kp
23/03/2018), Em-powering
South Asia, by Alaina B. Teplitz (nt
23/03/2018)
Sorry
story of SAARC: Narrow nationalism and mutual
distrust have held regional integration process
hostage (kp 20/03/2018)
FinMin
calls on SAARC members to invest in Nepal
(ht 19/03/2018)
Has
time stood still for SAARC? (kp 16/03/2018)
SAARC
commerce ministers to meet in Capital on March
18 (ht 11/03/2018), Nepal
to host SAARC Biz Leaders’ Conclave (kp
12/03/2018), 6th
SAARC Business Leaders' Conclave from today
(rep 16/03/2018), SAARC
Business Leaders’ Conclave starts (ht
17/03/2018), Deeper
integration underlined for shared prosperity in
South Asia (rep 17/03/2018), ‘Cross-border
power trade vital to South Asian region' (kp
18/03/2018), Robust
connectivity, trade emphasized for regional
prosperity (kp 18/03/2018), South
Asian ministers emphasise on intra-regional
trade, investment (kp 19/03/2018)
Nepal
and Pakistan agree to revive SAARC: PMs talk
issues of mutual interest, by Anil Giri (kp
06/03/2018) [without
India?], New
regionalism: Visit of Pak PM should be seen in
larger context of new political imperatives in
South Asia (kp 07/03/2018)
SAARC
Business Leaders’ Conclave next month (ht
25/02/2018)
SAFA
International CFO Conference start (ht
01/02/2018)
Nepal,
B'desh, India agree procedures for vehicle
movement (rep 16/01/2018)
Cooperation
for a common goal: Will SAARC be efficient in
reducing poverty?, by Dhan Prasad Pandit
(rep 12/01/2018)
Post
Thimphu
summit: S Asian region must work together for
larger societal good, because climate change has
no regard for borders, by Mahendra P. Lama
(kp 10/01/2018)
Nepal
calls for making SAARC more effective (kp
13/12/2017)
Renewable
agenda: South Asia’s quest for a ‘green economy’
based on green strategies provides ample space
for power trading, by Mahendra P. Lama (kp
13/12/2017)
SAARC:
The
no-talk shop; As far apart as India and Pakistan
are on key issues, it would be dangerous to
progressively close all avenues of dialogue,
by Biswas Baral (rep 16/11/2017)
Nepal
to join BIMSTEC Grid Interconnection (kp
06/11/2017)
Pakistan
committed to hosting SAARC Summit: Envoy Javed
(kp 28/10/2017)
Unresolved
issues stall implementation of BBIN agreement
(ht 26/10/2017), Inland
waterways project can benefit BBIN: Experts
(kp 28/10/2017)
SAARC
immigration authorities meeting begins (ht
11/10/2017)
Deuba
meets SAARC leaders in New York (kp
23/09/2017)
‘Situation
not conducive to hold SAARC Summit’ (kp
14/09/2017
BIMSTEC
Meeting In Nepal, by Biswo Pradhan (rn
02/09/2017)
At
32, SAARC Getting Wings To Fly, by Arun
Ranjit (rn 29/08/2017)
SAARC
Cultures: Sharing Experiences, by Prem
Khatry (rn 22/08/2017)
Silk
Road to the Southeast: BIMSTEC an pave the way
to expedite trade between South Asia and a
thriving Southeast Asia, by Bijendra Man
Shakya (kp 21/08/2017)
BIMSTEC’S
Regional Process, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
16/08/2017)
Unproductive
associations: Nepal should chart its own
development course and not depend on SAARC or
BIMSTEC, by Dwaipayan Regmi (kp 10/08/2017),
Different
regionalisms:
It is important to get SAARC back on its feet,
without denying the importance of the
sub-regional BIMSTEC, by Kanak Mani Dixit
(nt 11/08/2017), BIMSTEC
issues
Kathmandu Declaration: BIMSTEC Free Trade Area
Agreement to be signed soon, Grid
Interconnection to be set up, and text of
technology transfer among member states to be
finalised (kp 12/08/2017), BIMSTEC
ministerial
meeting ends on high note: The energy ministers’
meeting of the member countries, proposed for
early 2018, will pave the way for electricity
trade among member states (ht 12/08/2017)
Sensitising
BIMSTEC Activities, by Madhavji Shrestha (rn
26/07/2017), BIMSTEC
ministerial meeting set for August 10-11
(rep 26/07/2017), 15th
BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting on Friday (kp
08/08/2017), BIMSTEC
genesis: What lies ahead?, by Madhukar SJB
Rana (ht 10/08/2017), BIMSTEC
members agree to deepen cooperation (kp
11/08/2017), PM
vows to help combat terrorism (ht
11/08/2017), Quick
finalisation of pact on BIMSTEC Free Trade Area
sought (ht 11/08/2017)
S.Asia’s
Political
Experiment, by P. Kharel (rn 17/07/2017)
Nepal
to
host SAARC police meet (kp 15/07/2017)
Neighbourhood
first?
It devolves on India to carry forward the
process of improving regional connectivity with
understanding, vigour and speed, by Raghu
Dayal (kp 15/06/2017)
Governance
in
South Asia: Troubled waters; All eight SAARC
countries are characterized by high level of
official corruption, and conflicts and
widespread poverty, by Som P. Pudasaini (rep
08/06/2017)
PM
for
improved connectivity for upgrading status of
country (ht 06/06/2017), Dahal
for
better co-op among Bimstec members (kp
07/06/2017)
Calling
all
billionaires: Let India’s big business leaders
make South Asian economic integration possible,
by Madhukar SJB Rana and Atul K. Thakur (kp
05/05/2017)
Bhutan’s
snub
leaves BBIN agreement in the balance (kp
29/04/2017), Three
for
the road: With Bhutan out, Nepal, India and
Bangladesh have to take the motor pact forward,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 02/05/2017)
Geopolitical
rivalry
in SAsia: Saarc countries are failing to devise
a foreign policy to maintain a balanced
relationship with the two Asian giants, India
and China, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
18/04/2017)
Need
for
regional rights body stressed (ht
10/04/2017)
South
Asian
finance ministers launch SASEC Vision 2025
(kp 04/04/2017)
SAARC
Handicraft
Design Centre to be established: Despite booming
exports, the handicraft sector lacks
professional training and a designing centre
(kp 28/03/2017)
BIMSTEC
member
states agree to combat security challenges
(kp 22/03/2017)
Saarc
CCI
urged to vote SAWDF as representative (kp
21/03/2017), Women’s
job
opportunities: Mutual learning; The rate of
female labor force participation in South Asia
varies from 16 percent in Afghanistan to 80
percent in Nepal, by Charity Troyer Moore
and Vestal McIntyre (rep 21/03/2017)
Electrifying
story:
Regional power trade is desirable, but it will
not happen until India takes the lead, by
Apar Neupane (kp 19/03/2017)
Murky
waters:
Water geopolitics in South Asia is no more just
an undercurrent; it could already be shaping
regional order, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp
17/03/2017)
South
Asia
lawmakers meet to discuss child welfare (ht
03/03/2017), SAsian
MPs
meet to discuss children’s rights (kp
04/03/2017)
Pakistan’s
Sial
assumes office as Saarc secretary general
(kp 02/03/2017)
SAARC
Two:
In the absence of fruitful high-level political
exchanges at regional level it is even more
important to promote Track Two initiatives,
by Biswas Baral (rep 02/03/2017)
Offshoots
of
a weak SAARC: Void left by the inefficiencies of
the regional grouping is bound to be filled by
other initiatives, by Asish Subedi (kp
26/02/2017)
Deck
cleared
for Sial’s appointment as SAARC gen secy: Likely
to take office on March 1 after India’s go-ahead
(kp 26/02/2017)
Connecting
Asia:
To play an important role in global growth,
South Asia’s economies should be more tightly
integrated with each other, by Wencai Thang
(kp 10/02/2017)
Nepal
proposes
date for BIMSTEC summit at senior officials’
meeting (kp 08/02/2017)
17th
BIMSTEC
senior officials’ meeting today (kp
05/02/2017), BIMSTEC
prep
meeting begins (kp 06/02/2017)
SAARC
PC
meeting from today (kp 01/02/2017), Discussion
begins
on SAARC centre budget, annual programme (kp
02/02/2017)
4th
BIMSTEC
summit in Nepal: Foreign secy-level meet to
propose indicative date (kp 23/01/2017), Nepal
likely
to propose next BIMSTEC Summit date (ht
24/01/2017), Cabinet
decides
to host Bimstec Summit this year: Nepal will
propose the date at a meeting of senior
officials from the member states in Kathmandu on
February 5-7 (kp 28/01/2017)
Officials
hope
adrift SAARC will get a new lease of life:
Member states to attend Programming Committee
meet in Kathmandu, by Anil Giri (kp
05/01/2017)
Member
states
apathetic to fix new date for SAARC Summit
(ht 15/12/2016)
Time
For SAARC To Deliver, by P. Kharel (rn
12/12/2016)
After
the
surgical strikes: India should talk to Nepal and
other Saarc members for a ‘SAARC minus Pakistan’,
by Atul K. Thakur (kp 11/12/2016)
PM
expresses
Nepal’s firm commitment to SAARC process (kp
09/12/2016), Ball
is
in Pakistan’s court: India, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 09/12/2016)
Regional
Security In South Asia, by Asmita Verma (rn
30/11/2016)
Motor
vehicle
agreement: Thimphu rejects India-initiated BBIN
road plan (kp 19/11/2016)
Integration
Of SAARC, by Madhavji Shrestha (kp
12/11/2016)
SAARC
in
jeopardy: The South Asian club should be
reorganised and reenergised or it will become
history, by Niranjan Mani Dixit (kp
06/11/2016)
The
BIMSTEC gambit: By heralding BIMSTEC, Prime
Minister Prachanda has emphasized the importance
of continuity in national policy and commitments,
by Basant Kumar Chaudhary (rep 03/11/2016)
SAARC
Falling Prey To Indo-Pakistan Disputes, by
Sugeeswara Senadhira (rn 23/10/2016)
SAARC
Minus
X: Boycotting summits is not the answer, South
Asian countries need to set aside politics and
be more flexible to foster trade and
connectivity, by Pradumna B. Rana (nt
21/10/2016)
SAsian
women
leaders meet with focus on empowerment (kp
20/10/2016), Women’s
participation
vital for economy (ht 20/10/2016)
Face
of
regionalism: Has the model used so far to
achieve the goals of Saarc failed, thereby
necessitating a more people-centric model?,
by Mahendra P. Lama (kp 19/10/2016)
Reimagining
Asia:
True isolation of terror and an end of the
unilateral hegemony in the world can be achieved
only if China and India cooperate, by Dinkar
Nepal (rep 19/10/2016)
Failing
SAARC: Nepal no longer carries any moral and
political weight to influence events in South
Asia, by Kedar Neupane (rep 18/10/2016)
South
Asian
tales: The fate of SAARC hangs in the balance as
India-Pakistan tensions rise to new highs,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 17/10/2016)
Wrong
SAARC signals: SAARC Summit was cancelled
because of a mixing of the regional economic
agenda with bilateral problems, by Mazhar
Javed (rep 17/10/2016)
South
Asian
creativity: Writers’ voices are failing to
persuade the region’s powers that be to sit for
dialogue and peace, by Abhi Subdei (kp
16/10/2016)
Mahat-Led
MoFA
team to attend ADC Summit (kp 07/10/2016)
Unreal
dream:
Perhaps it’s time to form a new regional
cooperation group among the smaller countries in
South Asia, by Shyam KC (kp 07/10/2016), Needs
a
little tweaking: SAARC has gone through many ups
and downs in its history, but it’s still the
best hope, by Rishi Raj Adhikari (kp
07/10/2016)
SAARC
Summit:
A challenge, by Rambhakta Thakur (ht
04/10/2016), A
missed opportunity: Regional cooperation holds
the key to lasting peace and prosperity in South
Asia, by Mazhar Javed, Ambassador of
Pakistan to Nepal (kp 06/10/2016), SAARC
after
Uri: In ASEAN members that are not ready to
commit to an initiative can opt out so that
progress will not be held up; SAARC should also
have such a setup, by Pradumna P. Rana (rep
06/10/2016)
SAARC
in
deep water? Nepal ‘to reach out’ to all member
countries: As current chair, Kathmandu in bid to
get members around the table, by John
Narayan Parajuli (kp 02/10/2016), Nepal
regrets
‘lack of conducive environment’ (kp
03/10/2016), We’re
more
divided as a region than we were a 100 years ago,
interview Nishchal Nath Pandey (kp 03/10/2016)
PM
calls
for amending SAARC Charter (kp 30/09/2016),
SAARC
Charter
needs to be reviewed: PM (ht 30/09/2016)
SAARC
summit
postponed (kp 28/09/2016), Nepal
to
‘wait and see’ as 4 members opt out, by Anil
Giri (kp 29/09/2016), Four
countries
not to attend SAARC Summit: Dhaka, Thimphu,
Kabul join Delhi to pull out of Jamboree (ht
29/09/2016)
SAARC
members
to step up measures to counter terrorism, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 25/09/2016)
Two-day
SAARC
Food Bank meeting kicks off in Capital (ht
22/09/2016)
Kathmandu
meet
to set tone for 19th SAARC Summit, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp 19/09/2016)
Is
SAARC
Outdated & Defunct?, by Hemand Dixit (sp
16/09/2016)
Govt
postpones
BIMSTEC Summit (kp 08/09/2016)
Fight
against
human trafficking: Calls louder for SAARC
convention revision (kp 05/09/2016)
BBIN
implementation:
‘Border mgmt, terrorism pose challenges’, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai(kp 12/08/2016)
Cooperation
sought
in energy sector among South Asian nations
(ht 31/07/2016)
Brexit
and SAARC, by Dvendra Gautam (rep
29/06/2016)
Nepal
unlikely
to host fourth BIMSTEC meet this year, by
Anil Giri (kp 03/06/2016), Govt
says
committed to host BIMSTEC summit (kp
06/06/2016)
Disaster
preparedness:
‘SAARC must redouble its efforts to reduce risk’
(kp 28/05/2016)
Joining
hands:
SAARC leaders should work together to ensure
wellbeing of their citizens going abroad as
migrant workers, by Renu Adhikari (kp
03/05/2016), SAARC
plan
of action on migration: Members commit to
improving protections for migrant workers
(kp 04/05/2016
SAARC
countries
set to script new action plan on migration
(kp 02/05/2016)
Kya
Mumbai,
Kya Karachi: European Union came together
despite many differences, so why not a South
Asian Union?, by Qaiser Shahzad (kp
01/05/2016)
Weakening
intelligentsia:
The SAARC created a certain form of elitism that
was happy to stay in the world of power, by
Abhi Subedi (kp 17/04/2016)
The
SAARC
conundrum: SAARClargely remains a geopolitical
grouping that has given less attention to
economic integration, by Saurabh Kaushik (kp
27/03/2016)
Nepal
brings
SAARC youths together (kp 25/03/2016), Nepal
hosts
SAARC regional dialogue: The event aims to
promote participation of youth in the
implementation of SDGs (ht 25/03/2016)
SAFTA
meet
likely next month (ht 25/03/2016)
Next
Summit
date confirmed: Pakistan’s Amjad Hussain B Sial
named new secy gen of regional bloc, by Anil
Giri and Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 18/03/2016)
4
reports tabled at SAARC meet, by Lal Prasad
Sharma (kp 15/03/2016), SAARC
foreign
minister level meet kicks off in Lake City amid
fanfare (ht 15/03/2016), SAARC
mini
summit: Nepal seeks to spread community forestry
programme across SAsia, by Anil Giri and Lal
Prasad Sharma (kp 16/03/2016), Regionalism
at
work: The Pokhara meet should at least make our
leaders realise how far behind SAARC remains
(kp 16/03/2016), No
headway
in standing committee meet, by Anil Giri and
Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 17/03/2016), SAARC
Summit
proposed every two years, by Lekhanath
Pandey and Bharat Koirala (ht 17/03/2016)
SAARC
Chamber
to work for better connectivity: suraj Vaidya
takes over as new president of saarc Chamber of
Commerce and industry (kp 15/03/2016)
Time
of
protectionism: The challenges facing the region
should impel all of SAARC’s members toward
greater cooperation, by Ranil Wickreminghe
(kp 14/03/2016)
Lake
city
all set to host SAARC mini-summit (ht
13/03/2016), SAARC
meet
begins today (kp 14/03/2016)
SAARC
CJ
conference pledges enhanced cooperation (ht
07/03/2016)
SAARC
Mini
Summit to be held in Pokhara this month (kp
01/03/2016)
SAARC
foreign
ministers to meet in March (ht 28/01/2016),
SAARC
inter-sumit:
Ministers’ meet in March (kp 30/01/2016), SAARC
Inter-Summit
to be held in Lake City (ht 05/02/2016)
BBIN
meeting:
India, Nepal, Bhutan, B’besh OK power trade
(kp 22/01/2016), BBIN
to
talk rail project (kp 22/01/2016), BBIN
moots
sub-regional railway service agreement:
Discusses prospect of energy trade and grid
connectivity between the four nations (ht
22/01/2016)
SAARC
foreign
ministers’ meet proposed for March (ht
20/01/2016)
SAARC
centres
reduced to 5 from 11 (kp 12/01/2016)
SAARC
marks
30th anniv tomorrow (kp 08/12/2015) [Better call it SAARB, with B
standing for blockade!!]
Pakistan
proposes
dates for SAARC meet (kp 24/11/2015)
Whither
SAARC?
Many are starting to question the relevance of
SAARC if it can't do anything to protect less
powerful members like Nepal and Maldives, by
Biswas Baral (rep 05/11/2015)
Beyond
borders
South Asia will continue to exist even if Saarc
as an institution becomes redundant, by Abhi
Subedi (kp 01/11/2015)
India
exposed:
India's blockade conveys the message that SAARC
region is under Indian sphere and any country
that believes otherwise will face consequences,
by Prakash Chandra Lohani (rep 29/10/2015)
‘Implement
the
Saarc declaration’ (kp 07/09/2015)
Implement
SAARC
commitments: MoFA (ht 06/09/2015)
SAARC
development
fund: Officials weigh options to activate
infrastructure, economic windows (kp
19/08/2015)
SAARC
finance
ministers' meeting: Operationalisation of SDF,
SAARC Bank in agenda (ht 16/08/2015), SAARC
FinMins
to meet in Kathmandu on Aug 19-20 (kp
17/08/2015)
SAARC
CCI
calls for free trading, energy transit (kp
30/07/2015)
SAARC
poverty
alleviation: Thimphu meeting to review plan,
by Anil Giri (kp 27/07/2015)
SAARC
transport
ministers’ meet put off; not possible before
October (ht 26/07/2015)
Nepal
plans
to host BIMSTEC Summit next year in Capital
(ht 22/07/2015)
Nepal
gives
a pass to host SAARC meet: The regional body has
failed to hold a meeting of transport ministers
within 3 months of the summit, by Anil Giri
(kp 07/07/2015)
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
India, Nepal to sign vehicle pact, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 12/06/2015), BBIN
to
ink framework Motor Vehicle Agreement, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht 12/06/2015), Nepal,
B’desh,
Bhutan and India ink MVA deal, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 16/06/2015), Motor
Vehicle
Agreement sealed (ht 16/06/2015)
Building
blocs:
A new regional body consisting of Bangladesh,
Bhutan, India, and Nepal could benefit all its
members, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 09/06/2015)
Koirala’s
visit
for SAU function cancelled (kp 30/05/2015)
Two
South
Asian meets put off after earthquake (kp
28/05/2015)
SAARC
centres
‘no help’ in time, by Anil Giri (kp
18/05/2015)
Power
of
one: Aware of the potential of SAARC, Indian
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had mooted
common South Asian currency in 2003; It's a pity
that his idea failed to get ground, by Hari
Bansh Jha (rep 26/03/2015)
Sub-regional
cooperation:
It should be the next step, by Ratish
Basnyat (ht 24/03/2015)
SAARC
workshop
on wheat rust (kp 17/03/2015)
Reviving
the
road: Landlocked economies in South Asia could
benefit from China’s plans to build the 21st
Century Maritime Silk Road, by Madan Kumar
Dahal (kp 10/03/2015)
SAARC-CCI
bid
to boost regional economic ties (kp
09/03/2015)
Road
To SAARC Customs Union, by Rup Khadka (rn
06/03/2015)
Excise
Duties In The SAARC Region, Rup Khadka (rn
13/02/2015)
Country
submits
final offer list under SATIS (ht 13/02/2015)
FM
calls
for more cooperation among BIMSTEC members
(ht 11/02/2015), Connectivity
key
to enhance economic integration of BIMSTEC
members: Experts (rep 11/02/2015)
Delhi
meeting:
4 nations aim sub-regional cooperation, by
Anil Giri (kp 30/01/2015), Sub-regional-level
energy,
connectivity meet starts: Delegations of Nepal,
India, B’desh, Bhutan participating in the
meeting in New Delhi (ht 31/01/2015), Sub-regional
connectivity:
4 nations to explore energy cooperation (kp
02/02/2015), Four
Saarc
nations close to motor vehicle deal (kp
07/02/2015)
For
one
another: Encouraging young South Asians to
volunteer in Saarc member states could bring the
region closer, by Simone Galimberti (kp
18/01/2015)
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