SAsian nations agree to use local currency in trade, by Manoj Adhikari (rep 18/05/2012)

Break them down: Regional trade, by Mukesh Khanal (rep 17/03/2012)

Experts call for restructuring of SAARC Secretariat (rep 13/03/2012)

SAARC Secy Gen arriving on March 12 (rep 09/03/2012), Saleem okayed as new Saarc secy gen, coming on Monday, by Anil Giri (rep 09/03/2012), Saleem takes Saarc reins (kp 13/03/2012)

India should build trust in neighbourhood: Experts, by Mahesh Acharya (kp 02/03/2012)

Indian SC orders implementation of river linking project, by Mahesh Acharya (kp 29/02/2012)

Maldives nominates Saleem for Saarc secretary general’s post, by Anil Giri (kp 23/02/2012)

Maldivian coup leaves Saarc Sectt in limbo (kp 21/02/2012)

SAARC LDCs have failed to benefit from regional free trade pact: UNDP (rep 19/02/2012)

Economic non-cooperation hits consumers: Further trade liberalisation in South Asia could save $2 billion (ht 04/02/2012)

SAARC Secretary General Saeed resigns, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 21/01/2012), SAARC Secy Gen Dhiyana resigns (ht 22/01/2012), Confusion escalates as Saarc secy gen resigns (kp 22/01/2012), Maldives sending new Saarc secy gen soon (kp 24/01/2012)

Nepal urges SAARC members to open up their markets (rep 20/01/2012)

Nepal likely to offer NTIS service subsectors for SAFTA (rep 17/01/2012)

25th anniversary of SAARC: Divided we fall, by Monalisa Adhikari (rep 16/01/2012)

BIMSTEC meeting next week (ht 10/01/2012), BIMSTEC to adopt poverty reduction action plan (rep 14/01/2012), BIMSTEC meet to begin Jan 15 (kp 14/01/2012), BIMSTEC ministerial meeting to approve Poverty Plan of Action: Nepal-prepared PPA draft to be discussed (ht 14/01/2012), BIMSTEC ministerial meeting to be held in Kathmandu Monday (nn 14/01/2012), BIMSTEC ministerial meeting to endorse PPA Monday (rep 16/01/2012), BIMSTEC ministerial meeting kicks off (nn 16/01/2012), BIMSTEC endorses PPA, pledges to boost trade, investment (rep 17/01/2012), BIMSTEC adopts ‘poverty plan of action’ (kp 17/01/2012), BIMSTEC ministers endorse Poverty Plan of Action: Sub regional group will hold third meeting in Sri Lanka (ht 17/01/2012)

26 years later: Saarc has matured. But future alone will tell if it'll play a transformative role, by Shambhu Ram Simkhada (kp 09/12/2011)

South Asia struggles to tackle sanitation crisis: Can SAARC make a difference?, by Mustafa Talpur (ht 28/11/2011)

Pak ‘wanted’ China as a dialogue partner, by Anil Giri (kp 19/11/2011)

SAARC: Concerted Efforts A Must To Reinvigorate It, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 17/11/2011), Unleashing Saarc: Changing geopolitics and the convergence of interests of both smaller countries and India could propel Saarc on the path of greater integration, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp 17/11/2011)

A bumbling giant, by Bishal Bhattarai (rep 15/11/2011)

SAARC: Is It Worth The Cost?, by Shyam K.C. (rn 12/11/2011)

Team Nepal to press for enforcement of past deals (kp 08/11/2011), PM leaves for Male: To hold talks with Indian PM (kp 09/11/2011), Shared prosperity: Saarc’s relevance requires members to work together (kp 09/11/2011), Saarc summit starts today (kp 10/11/2011), PM stresses on implementation of SAFTA, transport connectivity (rep 10/11/2011), Values missing: It’s time to revise the Saarc charter to focus on democracy and human rights, by Bhim Prasad Bhurtel (kp 10/11/2011), PM stresses bridges of minds and hearts (rep 11/11/2011) [with complete text of PMs speech], PM for greater regional integration: Wants SAsia turned into a powerhouse of growth, development (kp 11/11/2011), Making SAARC A Viable Regional Body, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn 11/11/2011), PM holds bilateral meetings (kp 11/11/2011), Summit ends with 20-point declaration; 4 deals signed: Nepal to host next summit in March 2013, by Anil Giri (kp 12/11/2011), SAARC summit ends with declaration (ht 12/11/2011), SAARC Summit Clinches Relevant Issues (rn 13/11/2011)

Toward integrated South Asia, by Simone Galimberti (rep 07/11/2011)

‘Saarc key to India’s approach to region’, by Mahesh Acharya (kp 06/11/2011)

PM to leave for Maldives on Tuesday (kp 05/11/2011)

Saarc nations may sign four deals (kp 04/11/2011)

Regional dysfunction: Saarc has been rendered largely useless and regional development has strained due to India-Pakistan tensions, by Tika Dhamala (kp 02/11/2011)

Saarc countries to set up seed bank (kp 01/11/2011)

Nepal likely to host 18th Saarc Summit in first half of 2013, by Anil Giri (kp 26/10/2011), Nepal likely to be 18th SAARC host (ht 30/10/2011), 18th SAARC summit in Nepal: Meet likely to take place in February 2013 (ht 04/11/2011)

‘Develop SAARC into economic forum’: Experts say bloc should focus more on poverty alleviation (ht 24/10/2011)

PM to attend SAARC meet (ht 23/10/2011)

Nepal to host SAARC governors' symposium (rep 30/09/2011)

Saarc women’s body holding regional meet (kp 21/09/2011), Favour sought for women’s enterprises (kp 22/09/2011)

Fourth SAARC conclave kicks off (kp 21/09/2011), SAARC business conclave starts; South Asia has common economic goals,challenges: President (ht 21/09/2011), Saarc ministers stress political
will for economic integration (kp 22/09/2011), ‘No connectivity in South Asia’ (ht 22/09/2011), Private sector stresses for greater connectivity (rep 23/09/2011), Saarc conclave concludes with 9-point Kathmandu declaration (kp 23/09/2011), Regional integration must to boost trade (ht 23/09/2011)

China’s involvement in SAARC ‘inevitable’: PM Bhattarai (nn 14/09/2011), Nepal wants to bridge SAsia-China gap: PM (kp 15/09/2011)

SAF meet slated for Sept 8-9, by Mahesh Acharya (kp 27/08/2011)

Man wrongs, some rights: The democratisation process within SAARC is nothing more than a cosmetic showcase, by Gopal Krishna Siwakoti (kp 21/08/2011)

Saarc summit scheduled for Nov 10-11 (kp 07/08/2011)

SAARC: Future of Freedom, by Gopal Krishna Siwakoti (rep 02/08/2011)

Coordinated effort stressed to fight regional threats (ht 24/07/2011)

Mahara not to attend Saarc meet (kp 22/07/2011)

Speaker Nembang to address SAARC meet in Delhi today (ht 09/07/2011), Regional body calls for consolidated efforts (kp 10/07/2011)

SAFE meet to promote agenda of regional financial integration (ht 06/07/2011), SAFE plans SAARC Mutual Fund (ht 08/07/2011)

SAFTA decides to reduce tariff: Afghanistan will formally enter regional trade block on August 7 (ht 16/06/2011)

South Asian alliance to save Himalayas in offing (rep 02/06/2011)

Nepal proposes to set up Food Bank at SAARC level (ht 08/05/2011)

SAF to take Saarc’s job ahead (kp 30/04/2011)

India looking forward to 1,00,000 MW SAARC power grid (nn 28/04/2011)

Saarc gearing up for new diplomacy track, by Anil Giri (kp 27/04/2011)

South Asia And Vulnerable Groups, by Raj Kumar Siwakoti (rn 26/04/2011)

SAARC to push agenda of disaster risk reduction (rep 18/04/2011)

Back to the drawing board: SAARC’s new Secretary General has a chance to re-write the agenda, by Simone Galimberti (kp 13/04/2011)

SAFTA meeting dwells on tariff reduction (ht 29/03/2011), Decision on tariff-cut list in April: SAFTA aims zero customs duty for trading any product by 2012 (ht 30/03/2011)

SAARC endorses B’desh-Nepal demo train, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 10/02/2011)

Foreign secy likely to attend SAARC meet (ht 05/02/2011), SAARC Standing Committee meet starts in Thimphu (kp 07/02/2011), SAARC adopts Charter of Democracy (kp 09/02/2011), Nepal seeks action on global warming: SAARC member states told to come up with proper plans (ht 09/02/2011), New SAARC Gen Secy: Saeed’s name okayed (kp 10/02/2011)

Nepal set to lead BIMSTEC (kp 15/01/2011)

SAARC Tourism meet kicks off (kp 13/01/2011)

Regional trade in South Asia , by Sanjaya Acharya (rep 28/12/2010)

SAARC Trade Fair concludes (nn 20/12/2010)

Regional balance: Political wrangling within SAARC has prevented meaningful engagment, by Shyam K.C. (kp 13/12/2010)

SAFA summit starts today (kp 10/12/2010)

SAARC to be climate talks observer, by Ramesh Nath Bhushal (ht 01/12/2010)

SAARC Inter-Summit delayed by two months (ht 11/10/2010)

SAU starts first academic session (nn 27/08/2010)

Fourth SAARC finance ministers' meet completes in Thimphu (nn 25/08/2010)

Nepal braces for 10th SAARC expo (kp 21/08/2010)

SAARC meet to take up SDF, regional connectivity, by Anil Giri (kp 20/08/2010)

SAARC Info Centre in sorry state (ht 18/08/2010)

SAARC university courses to start (kp 08/08/2010)

Pakistan proposes for SAARC level police force (nn 27/06/2010)

Get them out of here: The proposal to make South Asia a nuclear-weapons-free zone should be revived, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (kp 13/06/2010)

SAARC network to rein in poaching (kp 20/05/2010)

Nepal’s big heave gets it meagre plaudits, by Anil Giri (kp 14/05/2010)

SAARC focus on climate change: For a green, happy South Asia, by Ramesh Bhushal (ht 07/05/2010)

SAARC meet kicks off in Thimpu (kp 25/04/2010), Urge to boost intra-regional trade: SAARC private sectors propose 10-point for regional integration (ht 25/04/2010), S Asia urged to cooperate effectively (kp 26/04/2010), 'Political disputes stifling greater economic integration amongst SAARC countries' (nn 26/04/2010), PM for Thimphu on Tuesday (kp 26/04/2010), SAARC leaders urged for food security (kp 27/04/2010), PM stresses climate action at 16th SAARC summit, Nepal working on mountain alliance plan (rn 29/04/2010), Issues Confronting SAARC (rn 29/04/2010)

Forecast for Thimpu: Even with climate change as SAARC’s summit agenda, things don’t look set to change, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 23/04/2010)

SAARC summit stage set: PM-led team to fly to Thimpu on April 27 (kp 22/04/2010)

Regional economic cooperation: Economic integration is hampered by the “burden of history”, by Anup Kumar Shrestha (kp 22/04/2010)

Pvt sector for true free trade in S Asia (kp 21/04/2010)

Bhutan set to host 16th SAARC summit from April 28, Nepal to raise climate change issue (rn 07/04/2010), Climate change focus at 16th summit, by Anil Giri (kp 12/04/2010)

SAARC needs HR mechanism: experts (rn 25/03/2010), India draws rights defenders’ flak: Saarc hr conference (kp 26/03/2010)

SAFE to hold third conference (ht 17/03/2010)

Nepal’s pie in SAARC varsity: 2 seats out of 50, by Anil Giri (kp 15/03/2010)

Development and Inequity: Intricacies of South Asian Growth, by Mohan Das Manandhar and Rojan Bajracharya (sp 05/03/2010)

SAARC has developed actionable regional policy approaches, by  Sheel Kant Sharma (sp 05/03/2010)

Shifting Sands Of South Asian Politics, by P. Kharel (rn 01/03/2010)

International Terrorism And SAARC - I, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn 17/02/2010) [see also part II (24/02/2010)]

SAARC varsity to come up in New Delhi, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht 04/02/2010)

SAARC food bank to double storage (ht 27/01/2010)

Bhutan readies for 16th SAARC Summit, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht 26/01/2010)

Shrestha elected vice chair of SAARC chamber (kp 18/01/2010)

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