India warns Pakistan of creating BIMSTEC instead of SAARC

[Devil Soul]

India warns Pakistan of creating BIMSTEC instead of SAARC
November 22, 2016, 2:26 pm
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NEW DELHI: In order to hide its own actions to impede the success of SAARC including refusal to attend the SAARC summit in Islamabad, India sent out a message to Pakistan on Monday, warning it that South Asian nations would find other ways to cooperate on regional initiatives if it continues to block initiatives under the SAARC banner. Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar also presented a snapshot of what a 'SAARC without Pakistan' could achieve.

With out admitting that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi refused to attend the SAARC summit in Islamabad which was aimed at pressurising Pakistan, S Jaishankar instead took a shot at Islamabad in an address to a think tank in New Delhi. "Problem with SAARC is that some basic sort of standards of regional cooperation have to apply. If you say that I will be regional member but I will not allow regional trade, I will not allow regional connectivity, will not allow regional motorways, I will not allow regional railways, then what is it about," he said, referring to a connectivity project that Pakistan had blocked at the last SAARC Summit in Kathmandu.

"You cannot be a member of a region and block every possible regional initiative and still say I am good member. That sort of approach has to change," Jaishankar added.

He further indicated that if South Asian countries found their initiatives blocked under the SAARC banner, they would look to other regional groupings like the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation ( BIMSTEC) to meet these needs.

He also buttressed speculations over a 'SAARC without Pakistan' by saying India is prepared for cooperation on regional connectivity projects. The stinger came when he expressed support for connectivity projects backed by China and referred to the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) project as an example.

The future of SAARC has been increasingly questioned after the cancellation of the summit that was scheduled to be held in Islamabad. The Summit had been due to stubbornness of India and its influence on countries like Bangladesh, Bhutanand Afghanistan to also boycott the summit.
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[-blitzkrieg-]

More like BIM(BO)STEC and their pimp

 

[shah1398]

"Problem with SAARC is that some basic sort of standards of regional cooperation have to apply.

No Sir, the problem with the SAARC is that someone wants to be a Big Daddy while totally dominating other members.

 

[shah1398]

they would look to other regional groupings like the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation ( BIMSTEC) to meet these needs.

U have already taken one step on sidelines of BRICS conference...Didnt that warning come quite lately?

 

[!eon]

Some organizations are nothing but burden on economy, SAARC is one of them.

 

[Articulate]

U have already taken one step on sidelines of BRICS conference...Didnt that warning come quite lately?

Yes. BIMSTEC is the future of SAARC. The steps have already been taken. I wonder why the Foreign Secretary was saying this now.

 

[shah1398]

Yes. BIMSTEC is the future of SAARC. The steps have already been taken. I wonder why the Foreign Secretary was saying this now.

I have long been saying that SAARC is just a dead horse. The sooner people find alternate to it the better.

 

[B2B]

I have long been saying that SAARC is just a dead horse. The sooner people find alternate to it the better.

I dont understand by you say so ?
SAARC has enough potential in itself if only it becomes multinational than bi-national agenda.

What are your thoughts on Chinese official line of resolving differences in South Asia through SAARC only. The Chinese who are you open ally advocates SAARC and asks India to stick by it as recently as the BRICS summit.

 

[maximuswarrior]

LOL We are not threatened nor blackmailed. Do whatever you want to do, India. We don't care.

 

[Qutb-ud-din Aybak]

I dont understand by you say so ?
SAARC has enough potential in itself if only it becomes multinational than bi-national agenda.

What are your thoughts on Chinese official line of resolving differences in South Asia through SAARC only. The Chinese who are you open ally advocates SAARC and asks India to stick by it as recently as the BRICS summit.

SAARC can only be benificiary if someone don't cancel visit based on bilateral issue.

 

[B2B]

SAARC can only be benificiary if someone don't cancel visit based on bilateral issue.

That's an iceberg.
Issues are deeper.

 

[graphican]

What is the warning, go create it and fun yourself.

 

[I.R.A]

Pakistan in SAARC is the odd one, we don't share borders with any of them, we don't belong in that block when we can look to CAR and other more potent, fruit bearing platforms, and what is the purpose of SAARC................ an ego satisfying platform for a regional bully and its Pakistan hating minions.

 

[shah1398]

I dont understand by you say so ?
SAARC has enough potential in itself if only it becomes multinational than bi-national agenda.

What are your thoughts on Chinese official line of resolving differences in South Asia through SAARC only. The Chinese who are you open ally advocates SAARC and asks India to stick by it as recently as the BRICS summit.

I have never denied the potential SAARC carries but plz refer history and tell me that when was last time that some fruitful thing came out of SAARC, it had mainly be used for political gimmicks since long and thats it.

 

[Star Expedition]

Without Pakistan, any South Asian organization may be just India's one-man show.