India's withdrawal
It is truly disappointing that because of India, the Saarc summit could not take place in Bangladesh. Obviously India has to shoulder the responsibility for that since the other five countries had no trouble whatsoever and were eager and prepared to participate in this great event. One wonders about the basis of India's excuse for not attending, because the other five nations were happy and satisfied with the security measures. It is really surprising that only India could see the split in the security measures, while the others could not see anything despite the discussion and inquiry regarding this matter. It is certainly not understandable what made Monmohan Singh take such a decision, when even the King of troubled Nepal was ready to attend the summit.
This Saarc summit was very important not only for Bangladesh but also for the other countries. Many important matters were to be discussed. What is most disturbing of all these is India's last-minute decision, which sounded like an attempt to shift the responsibility to Bangladesh.
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