India invites six Bimstec countries to BRICS Summit
Yahoo! News : US : New Delhi, Sep 28 India has invited the leaders of the seven-member Bimstec regional grouping, which includes immediate neighbours Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepal, to the...
View ArticleSAARC conference in Pakistan postponed, confirm official sources
Geo.tv : PK : ISLAMABAD: The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit scheduled to take place in Islamabad in November has been postponed, officials confirmed Wednesday, after India and...
View ArticleUnfazed with boycott, Pakistan to go ahead with SAARC summit in Nov
The Asian Age : IN : Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Besides India, three other SAARC members - Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan - have pulled out of the summit. Islamabad: Unfazed by India...
View ArticleSAARC Summit could be postponed, hints Pak
Deccan Herald : IN : Pakistan today hinted that the next SAARC Summit here in November could be postponed if India has refused to attend the regional gathering. "As per SAARC rules the Summit will not...
View ArticleIndia, three more countries pull out of Islamabad SAARC Summit
Dailymirror.lk : LK : After India said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not travel to Islamabad for the regional SAARC summit in November, three other members - Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Bhutan -...
View ArticleWith Saarc's fate uncertain, India to push regional cooperation
Deccan Herald : IN : With the future of the Saarc uncertain, India is now set to add new momentum to the Bimstec and work with Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal to boost four-nation cooperation.As India,...
View ArticleBhutan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan boycott Saarc meet
Deccan Herald : IN : The 19th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation to be held at Islamabad in November is now set to be postponed as Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan joined...
View ArticleNepal hopes 'conducive atmosphere' is created for holding Saarc summit
Sify : IN : Kathmandu, Sep 29 Nepal, the current Chair of Saarc, on Wednesday confirmed that four nations -- India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan -- have conveyed they are pulling out of the 19th...
View ArticleIndia invites six Bimstec countries to BRICS Summit
Sify : IN : New Delhi: India has invited the leaders of the seven-member Bimstec regional grouping, which includes immediate neighbours Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepal, to the eighth BRICS...
View ArticleSAARC conference in Pakistan postponed
Geo.tv : PK : ISLAMABAD: The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit scheduled to take place in Islamabad in November has been postponed, officials confirmed Wednesday, after India and...
View ArticleNepal hopes 'conducive atmosphere' is created for holding Saarc summit
Yahoo! News : US : India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan -- have conveyed they are pulling out of the 19th summit in Islamabad, and urged for a "conducive environment to be created soon" to ensure...
View ArticleAfghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan join India in skipping Islamabad Saarc Summit
Yahoo! News : US : New Delhi/Islamabad, Sep 28 Following the diplomatic blitzkrieg launched by New Delhi, Pakistan was on Wednesday virtually getting isolated in the region with Afghanistan, Bangladesh...
View ArticleCreate conducive environment for successful SAARC meet: Nepal
Rediff.com : IN : Nepal said it 'has received communications' from four member-states -- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan and India -- in which they conveyed their inability to participate in the 19th...
View ArticleSecond LG elections historic: ECB
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Two women have been elected gups LG: Tuesday's local government elections saw a voter turnout of 55.8 percent. This is a slight decrease from 56.23 percent in the first LG...
View ArticleHigh-level advocacy tour begins
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Advocacy: Her Majesty Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador commenced a high-level advocacy tour programme to Dagana, Tsirang, and Sarpang, yesterday,...
View ArticleBhutan not to attend 19th SAARC summit
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Region: Bhutan will not participate in the 19th SAARC summit given the deteriorating security situation in the region, according to a foreign affairs press release.
View ArticleAgencies warned, fined, for non-compliance
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Trongsa: Following voters being blocked for up to five hours on the Trongsa-Zhemgang highway, the dzongkhag election authority in Trongsa issued a reprimand to the Department...
View ArticleDagana to have two women gups
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : The dzongkhag was the first in the country to have a woman gup LG: Dagana elected eight new gups and six former gups on September 27.
View ArticleExcept for one tshogpa, Bumthang has a new set of LG members
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : LG: According to the results posted on the Election Commission's website, Jampel from Zung-Ngae is the gup-elect for Chumig gewog in Bumthang.
View ArticleA most important department
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : It is most timely that the finance ministry has set up a new Department of Macroeconomic Affairs.
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