India to Keep Pakistan Out of BRICS Regional Meet
India will also raise the issue of terrorism with the international community at the G-20 summit in China next week.
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New Delhi is planning to isolate Pakistan in the international scenario on the issue of terrorism after Islamabad’s efforts of global outreach on Kashmir, according to The Indian Express report.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to participate in an outreach session at the 8th BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) Summit in Goa, a top Bangladesh official said.
Over 8,000 BRICS delegates are expected to take part in the event. India is hosting the summit in its capacity as chair of the influential bloc.
BRICS countries account for 42 percent of the world population and have a combined GDP of over USD 16 trillion.
Both Bangladesh and India are members of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), along with Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Asked if Hasina will travel to Pakistan to attend the SAARC Summit in November, Rahman said it is up to the country’s foreign ministry to decide. “SAARC does not have focus on short to medium term economic activities,” he said.
The South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is a regional inter-governmental organisation. Its member states include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Rahman, however, felt that there could be no economic fallout of last month’s terrorist attack at a posh cafe in Dhaka that killed 22 people, including an Indian girl. “I don’t think it would have any economic impact,” he said.
Source: The Indian Express