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Pakistan scuttles Indian move at SAARC
India wants connectivity agreements to access land routes for its goods to Afghanistan, Central Asian Republics
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KATHMANDU - Pakistan scuttled an Indian move at the SAARC summit here when it opposed an Indian move for the inking of SAARC connectivity agreements.
Diplomatic sources said that India wanted the connectivity agreements in order to have land routes for its goods to Afghanistan, and further to the Central Asian Republics which presently not available to it. The land connectivity agreements would have enabled New Delhi to transport its goods without any restrictions by Pakistan.
Opposing the cleverly worded Indian move, Pakistan vetoed it stating that it was yet to complete its internal process. Sources said that Pakistan’s blocking created ‘disappointment’ among the Indian side, which had initiated these proposals.
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