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Norway-LTTE ties sour over theft of NGO vehicles (Big News Network.com)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:00:57 GMT

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Norway's decision not to hail a truce the Tamil Tigers declared before the SAARC summit this month seems to have fuelled a crisis that has for the first time soured ties between the rebels and Oslo, the peace facilitator in Sri Lanka.

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Bangladesh: Is SAARC a paper tiger? (Global Voices Online)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:13:13 GMT

Ahmede Hussain of Black and Gray writes on the recently concluded South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) summit in Colombo and comments, “SAARC leadership must show brinkmanship to make the region an economic powerhouse.”

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FOCUS ON TRADE: Number 142, August 2008 (Focus on the Global South)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:28:59 GMT

SAARC: SO LITTLE FREE TRADE, BUT SO WHAT? Benny Kuruvilla EIGHT-POINT MEMO TO ADDRESS THE ECONOMIC CRISIS Herbert Docena and Jenina Joy Chavez THE DESTRUCTION OF AFRICAN AGRICULTURE Walden Bello READER'S COMMENTS DON'T BLAME THE WORLD BANK FOR EVERYTHING Regina Birner BUSINESS AS USUAL IS NO SOLUTION TO THE CURRENT FOOD CRISIS Dr Dan Taylor DERAIL DOHA, SAVE THE CLIMATE Walden Bello COMPARATIVE...

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Circus of SAARC (nandigramunited)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:30:00 GMT

Circus of SAARC -Biplab Pal, 8/6/2008 Washington DC South Asian Association of regional co-operation (SAARC) just ended its summit. Endless scintillating flashes on our Prime ministers, resolution against terrorism, resolve for counter terrorism, cornering of Pakistan are all but gallant achievement of regional leaders while India, Afghanistan and Pakistan continue to bleed profusely...

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United We Stand (black and gray)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:25:00 GMT

Saarc leadership must show brinkmanship to make the region an economic powerhouse While its counterparts in Europe, the Far East and Africa have made viable economic unions, South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (Saarc), which is going to celebrate its 23rd birthday this year, eerily resembles a paper tiger. Though the regional forum has a total landmass of 5,130,746 square...

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SAARC members to discuss setting up food bank (Big News Network.com)

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:01:50 GMT

The setting up of a food bank to meet exigencies caused by natural disasters in the region will be discussed by officials of eight South Asian countries at a conclave in Kathmandu mid-October, a Dhaka daily said quoting officials.All members of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), except newly inducted Afghanistan, have ratified an agreement on the establishment of the food...

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Statement by Hon A.Boolell, Minister of Agro-Industry and Fisheries, Mauritius at the 15th SAARC Summit - Colombo (Geostrategy)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:02:00 GMT

Your Excellencies Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen I thank you for the opportunity given to me to address the Inaugural Session of the 15th SAARC Summit on the occasion of the accession of Mauritius as Observer to the SAARC family. I bring to the Summit the warm greetings of the Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mauritius, Dr the Hon Navinchandra Ramgoolam who is...

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NDTV Lumiere Partners With Jaman.com to Provide Easy, Efficient and Secure Movie Downloads (Business Wire)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:03:00 GMT

MUMBAI, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--World cinema aficionados across India and the SAARC territories now have a chance to experience and enjoy true cinematic delights at their leisure. NDTV

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Another ceasefire violation along Poonch (NHatky)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:05:19 GMT

Pakistan troops violate ceasefire in Poonch sector again. Unprovoked firing has been reported from Pakistani troops on Indian posts. This is the fourth violation in the last three weeks, and this is the 23rd ceasefire violation this year. Recently, on August 2, on the sidelines of the SAARC summit in ...

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Sri Lanka: Colombo under security siege for South Asian summit (Indybay newswire)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:10:10 GMT

Monday, August 11, 2008 : President Mahinda Rajapakses government kept Colombo and its immediate suburbs under a week-long police and military siege for the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) summit on August 2-3, placing unprecedented restrictions on the public. The country is already under emergency rule as a result of the ongoing civil war against the Liberation Tigers...

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SAARC connectivity a distant dream (Hindu)

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:35:02 GMT

An ADB study had identified over 40 potential linkages

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Saarc gains for local firms (The Telegraph India)

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:02:32 GMT

... analysts, the recent tariff reduction to the four countries, considered least-developed within the Saarc region, for the forward movement of the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (Safta), can result in Infian firms shifting base or becoming uncompetitive.Some of the items which India has been unilaterally removed from the sensitive list include electronic products, such as air conditioners...

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15-th SAARC Summit: Leave "terrorism" plank! (Sri Lanka Guardian)

noreply@blogger.com (Sri Lanka Guardian) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:53:00 GMT

While discussing “terrorism” the leaders always skip the major component of terrorism, the state terrorism. Unfortunately, the issue of so-called “terrorism” has been haunting the SAARC, rather than any joint economic enterprises. India, the major player in the region with its new economic muscle got out of the public sector sales, has been using the SAARC to strengthen its hold over...

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Cabinet approves freer trade with SAARC LDCs (Hindu)

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:27:46 GMT

NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Friday gave approval for reducing India’s existing Sensitive List of 744 items for least developed countries (LDCs) under South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) to 480 by deleting 264 items. This is in ...

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SAARC delegates call for coordinated efforts to tackle disasters (Hindu)

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:20:16 GMT

PUDUCHERRY: Officials from four South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries on Saturday stressed the need for the member-states resorting to coordinated efforts on disaster management and ...

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Trade fillip for neighbours (The Telegraph India)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:24:37 GMT

New Delhi, Aug. 8: India today relaxed imports from other Saarc countries by pruning its sensitive list by 264 items to 480. Sensitive list comprises commodities which do not enjoy concessional duties.

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Iran willing' to share nuclear technology with Sri Lanka, ups aid (SiberNews)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:11:05 GMT

Iran is willing to share nuclear technology for peaceful purposes with Sri Lanka, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told The Island newspaper. Mottaki, who was in Colombo to attend the 15th SAARC Summit told The Island, that Iran and Sri Lanka are long standing friends and Tehran was willing to assist Colombo in all fields, including uranium enrichment for peaceful purposes.

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Iran willing' to share nuclear technology with Sri Lanka, ups aid (Tamilnet)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:12:22 GMT

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Saarc has its shortcomings (Sri Lanka Guardian)

noreply@blogger.com (Sri Lanka Guardian) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:53:00 GMT

by Joseph Marques(August 07, Quatar, Sri Lanka Guardian) The summits of the South East Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) were hitherto known as a two-day sojourn for leaders of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Maldives and Afghanistan. In the past, Saarc resolutions were mostly confined to trade and cultural...

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Game over for Pakistan’s spy agency (Global Geopolitics News)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:59:55 GMT

Global Geopolitics – Global News Blog Wednesday, August 06, 2008 © Copyright 2008 Susenjit Guha. All rights reserved. By Susenjit Guha Meeting his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee in Colombo on the sidelines of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Summit, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Quereshi was candid in his desperation. “If...

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Wikio - South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

Norway-LTTE ties sour over theft of NGO vehicles (Big News Network.com)

Bangladesh: Is SAARC a paper tiger? (Global Voices Online)

FOCUS ON TRADE: Number 142, August 2008 (Focus on the Global South)

Circus of SAARC (nandigramunited)

United We Stand (black and gray)

SAARC members to discuss setting up food bank (Big News Network.com)

Statement by Hon A.Boolell, Minister of Agro-Industry and Fisheries, Mauritius at the 15th SAARC Summit - Colombo (Geostrategy)

NDTV Lumiere Partners With Jaman.com to Provide Easy, Efficient and Secure Movie Downloads (Business Wire)

Another ceasefire violation along Poonch (NHatky)

Sri Lanka: Colombo under security siege for South Asian summit (Indybay newswire)

SAARC connectivity a distant dream (Hindu)

Saarc gains for local firms (The Telegraph India)

15-th SAARC Summit: Leave "terrorism" plank! (Sri Lanka Guardian)

Cabinet approves freer trade with SAARC LDCs (Hindu)

SAARC delegates call for coordinated efforts to tackle disasters (Hindu)

Trade fillip for neighbours (The Telegraph India)

Iran willing' to share nuclear technology with Sri Lanka, ups aid (SiberNews)

Iran willing' to share nuclear technology with Sri Lanka, ups aid (Tamilnet)

Saarc has its shortcomings (Sri Lanka Guardian)

Game over for Pakistan’s spy agency (Global Geopolitics News)

Iran willing' to share nuclear technology with Sri Lanka, ups aid (SiberNews)

Iran willing' to share nuclear technology with Sri Lanka, ups aid (Tamilnet)