Nepal is all set to host a major summit Sagarmatha Sambad. What is interesting is that Kathmandu has invited all SAARC leaders including PM Modi for the event. Speaking to our diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal in Kathmandu, Nepalese Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali said that the SAARC grouping can't be replaced by BIMSTEC and that both are complementary to each other.

At Nepal's global summit, an invite for all SAARC nations; Nepal FM says SAARC is complimentary to BIMSTEC

Nepal is set to host a major summit sagarmatha sambad. What is interesting is that the country has invited all SAARC leaders including PM Modi for the event. Speaking to our diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal in Kathmandu, Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada

WION Exclusively speaks to Nepal's Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada

The latest on deadly Coronavirus has confirmed the death of four in China and more than 218 cases have been detected in China alone. The World Health Organisation emergency panel will meet this week to discuss this SAARC like virus that has spread beyond China. China has confirmed human-to-human transmission of the new Coronavirus.

Coronavirus spreads beyond China, Human-to-human transmission confirmed

Bangladesh's foreign minister AK Abdul Momen has said when it comes to Citizenship amendment law and NRC, they trust New Delhi and Indian leadership. Speaking exclusively with WION's diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal, Momen said, India has assured Dhaka that these issues will not impact Bangladesh and he believes in the Indian government. He also spoke on Teesta, SAARC and other issues. WION is the first channel in India with which Bangladesh FM has spoken extensively since the passage of CAA law in December of 2019.

Bangladesh FM AK Abdul Momen on CAA/NRC: India will not harm Bangladesh, We trust New Delhi

Sri Lanka remains firmly committed to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Charter and its objectives and attributes of high importance to its purposes and principles which aims to promote peace, stability, amity, and progress in the region, country's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Sunday.

Sri Lanka firmly committed to SAARC: Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said while SAARC has made progress, greater collaboration needed to act against the scourge of terrorism. In a message on the 35th SAARC charter day, PM Modi said, "SAARC has made progress but more needs to be done.

SAARC needs greater collaboration to act against terrorism: PM Narendra Modi

The annual meeting of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Foreign Ministers on the sideline of United Nations Security Council (UNSC ) saw high-voltage drama on Thursday after Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi refused to enter into the meet till Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar's statement is over.

High drama at SAARC meet as Pakistan's Foreign Minister Qureshi boycotts Jaishankar's statement

Pak FM Mehmood Qureshi evades WION's questions over terror. Watch video to know more.

Pak FM Mehmood Qureshi evades WION's questions over terror

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday skipped External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's opening statement at the meeting of the SAARC Council of Foreign Ministers.

Pakistan FM plays dirty game at SAARC meet

Pak FM Mehmood Qureshi runs away from faceoff with India's Jaishankar. Watch video to know more.

Pak FM Mehmood Qureshi runs away from faceoff with India's Jaishankar

Trucks depicting atrocities on Muhajirs at SAARC meet venue

WION USA Direct: Muhajirs Protest against Pakistan government

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, says EAM S. Jaishankar

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar raises the issue of terrorism at SAARC

Pakistan Foreign Minister avoids facing Indian FM at SAARC meet

WION US Direct: Pakistan Double standards exposed again

WION Reports from SAARC meet venue. To know more watch the video

WION USA Direct: WION Reports from SAARC meet venue

India is set to participate at the SAARC foreign ministers meeting that is to be held on Thursday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) session amid heightened tensions with Pakistan after scrapping of special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370.

India's Jaishankar, Pakistan's Qureshi likely to come face-to-face

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday outlined that before the abrogation of Article 370 Jammu and Kashmir were in a mess while adding that the restrictions were imposed in the region to prevent loss of lives following the stripping of special status.

Kashmir was a mess before August 5: Jaishankar on Article 370

India and Pakistan should resolve their disputes on Kashmir through "dialogue and discussion", Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said on Tuesday during a telephonic conversation with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.

Resolve disputes with India through talks: Bangladesh Foreign Minister tells Shah Mehmood Qureshi

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi have confirmed their participation at the annual SAARC meet of foreign ministers on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly starting from September 17.

Jaishankar, Qureshi confirm presence at informal SAARC foreign ministers' meet in September

Nepal is planning to hold an informal meeting of foreign ministers from SAARC on the sidelines of the 74th UN General Assembly (UNGA) session in September this year, the country's foreign minister Pradeep Gyawali said on Monday.

Nepal plans SAARC Foreign Ministers' informal meet on UN General Assembly sidelines

Bhutan would like to tap resources from India to develop its space technology, said the Bhutanese Prime Minister (Dr) Lotay Tshering here on Sunday. "Bhutan being an underdeveloped country, we wished to have it (space technology) many years back but because of economic reasons, we could not do it.

'Grateful to India for building ground station here', says Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering

New Delhi’s strategy of prioritising BIMSTEC over SAARC, if only to isolate Pakistan and its China connection, has not deterred Beijing from stepping up its overtures to India’s other neighbours.

WION Edit: SAARC versus BIMSTEC versus BCIM

In the inaugural session of WION's brand new show WION World Order, three BIMSTEC ambassadors discussed unlocking the potential of the region and how India can be the key.

Three BIMSTEC ambassadors discuss potential of group but maintain it can't be alternative to SAARC

Regional groupings SAARC and BIMSTEC are both regionally significant blocs which could facilitate greater cooperation among member nations, Sri Lankan Maithripala Sirisena said Friday.

Both SAARC and BIMSTEC important for regional cooperation: Maithripala Sirisena

Like SAARC leaders last time, heads of government from neighbouring BIMSTEC countries are likely to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his second term on 30 May.

Leaders of BIMSTEC countries to attend Narendra Modi's oath-taking ceremony

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