Kathmandu is eager that Saarc be revived with full participation of India, ET has learnt. China has not but approached Nepal with its proposal, however Kathmandu has little enthusiasm for such a transfer, indicated individuals within the know.
Kathmandu-based sources instructed ET that Nepal has been a robust believer in Saarc and is hopeful that the method will be revived for a sturdy area and isn't eager at this stage to hitch any South Asian platform minus India.
The final Saarc summit was held in Kathmandu in 2014. The nineteenth Saarc Summit, deliberate for Islamabad in 2016, was postponed because of India's determination to not take part following the Uri terror assault.
China and Pakistan try to place collectively trilaterals of like-minded international locations in South Asia to create a bigger regional grouping minus India. Bhutan, a detailed associate for India, is unlikely to be approached with the proposed thought.
Final month, China hosted international secretaries of Pakistan and Bangladesh within the first-ever trilateral format.
