US EditionPakistan, China working to establish new regional bloc with potential to replace SAARC: Report
CHINA, JUN 19 – Pakistan and China propose a new South Asian bloc to boost economic cooperation amid SAARC's inactivity since 2016, with other nations expected to join except India, which is unlikely to participate.
- Pakistan and China are planning a new regional bloc to replace SAARC, aiming for improved cooperation, according to The Express Tribune.
- A meeting in Kunming, China, on June 19 included Bangladesh to discuss inviting other SAARC members to join the new grouping.
- Bangladesh has denied that a new political alliance is forming, emphasizing the meeting was at an official level only.
- India may be invited to the new bloc, but its participation is unlikely due to divergent national interests, according to diplomatic sources.
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Are Pakistan, China and Bangladesh creating a SAARC replacement to counter India? Here's what report says
Pakistan, China and Bangladesh are reportedly working on a proposal to create a new regional organisation that could potentially replace the long-dormant South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), in which India was a key member. The two nations, Pakistan and China, are accelerating discussions to establish a fresh platform aimed at enhancing regional integration and connectivity, Pakistan's Express Tribune reported, citing diplom…
Recently, a trilateral meeting was held between Pakistan, China and Bangladesh in Kunming city of China. It is said that this meeting was a part of diplomatic maneuvers to give concrete shape to this organization. It is worth noting that the SAARC meeting has not been held since 2016. In 2016, when its meeting was proposed in Islamabad, there was an attack in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir.
To counter India, China, Pakistan and Bangladesh creating a Saarc-replacement
China, Pakistan and Bangladesh have formed a nexus and are trying to create a regional grouping to replace Saarc, which includes India as a member. The three plan to get other South Asian nations to become part of the grouping. Saarc activities came to a halt after India boycotted the summit in Pakistan over the Uri terror attack.
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