SAARC Boycott by Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Bhutan No Victory for India

India seems to be celebrating victory after Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Bhutan follow the suit and have boycotted the planned SAARC summit in Pakistan

However, G Pramod Kumar at Huffington Post calls it no victory for India as all three countries are fed by India and they had to follow suit of their master.  The Post writer is of the view that had the other three members, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Maldives also followed the suit, it could have then been a diplomatic victory for India and a reason to rejoice.

Even otherwise SAARC is not a crucial and significant organization is South Asia the boycott of which will have any far fetched implications, adds the writer.The planned summit meeting has however been postponed due to absence of four of its members.

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India and Pakistan PMs pledge a new beginning

Full Story: BBC Asia 10 November 2011

Pakistan's prime minister and his Indian counterpart have met in the Maldives, pledging to open a "new chapter" between the two nations, reports BBC.

Pakistan's Yusuf Raza Gilani said after meeting Manmohan Singh the next full round of talks would be "more constructive", while India's Singh said he welcomed the "positive movement" from the meeting.

The two prime ministers are in Maldives to attend the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) meeting.

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