Saarc Meet-2005
The Saarc countries could do a lot to improve the economic condition of this region. But unfortunately the leaders assembled many a time but could not arrive at a good decision to improve the lots of the peoples. The Saarc charter needs to be amended because Saarc cannot raise any bilateral issues in its summits. All the seven (now eight) members have bilateral problems.
Sometimes bilateral problems hinder holding of meetings. The Saarc nations should learn from ASEAN, which is working as an effective regional grouping.
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