Revival of SAARC
The killer COVID-19 is prompting the reactivation and revival of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Indian Prime Minister has taken a bold and positive initiative to engage with his SAARC colleagues for working out a mutually-coordinated strategy to deal with the impact of this pandemic.
Key Features
- A video-conference with SAARC leaders was held amid rising cases of the disease in the region. The video summit is significant because, since 2016, SAARC has been mostly inactive.
- During the meet, India pledged $10 million toward a COVID-19 Emergency Fund and said it was putting together a rapid response team ....
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