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What good can SAARC do? Part-2
January,2007--Nepal and India sign agreements to revive and build the Pancheshwar Dam heavy protests are triggered but the project moven on with a target to complete the dam in 9 years.
February,2007--The BBIN agreement countries sign a further accord to allow free movement between the countries and is met with heavy protests in the north eastern states of India. India freezes the treaty for a future date.
March,2007--Negotiations start for an agreement that would eventually allow for free movement between the SAARC countries but it is agreed that it has to be implemented phase wise. JF-17 Thunder enters Pakistan Air Force service.
April,2007--It is observed that free trade has significantly increased the mutual trust between the ordinary people of the countries.
May,2007--Finally a peace is reached between the Nepali government and the Maoists agree to contest elections which will be held the following year as part of the peace deal. The fighters who lay down arms are absorbed into the army, police and a new border guard force called the Nepal Border Police. However some splinter groups continue the resistance.
June,2007--Afghanistan government seeks aid an advise from the SAARC countries to rebuild their economy.
July,2007--The results of the Indian General Election is out, the Congress led UPA wins 370 seats of the 545. The new government declares that aims for further SAARC cooperation.
August,2007--The Financial Statements show that the intra SAARC trade has grown by 20% over the previous year.
September,2007--A wave of terrorist attacks rock Pakistan two hotels in Islamabad and the Jinnah International airport in Karachi are attacked by the remnants of Pakistani Taliban . The siege of the two hotels last two days and lead to the loss of 130 lives. Pakistan declares war on Taliban and send troops into Afghanistan however they are surprised that they know so little about Taliban which ran more or less on their whims and fancies a few years ago.
October,2007--Pakistan's war against Taliban lead to huge casualties and a new insurgency in Waziristan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa but they push on , some in the government dream of a joint SAARC intervention.
November,2007--Cyclone Sidr strikes Bangladesh and results in thousands of deaths. All the SAARC countries send aid immediately.
December,2007--Final details of the South Asian Development Bank are finalized and it is decided that it will be headquartered in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte .
February,2007--The BBIN agreement countries sign a further accord to allow free movement between the countries and is met with heavy protests in the north eastern states of India. India freezes the treaty for a future date.
March,2007--Negotiations start for an agreement that would eventually allow for free movement between the SAARC countries but it is agreed that it has to be implemented phase wise. JF-17 Thunder enters Pakistan Air Force service.
April,2007--It is observed that free trade has significantly increased the mutual trust between the ordinary people of the countries.
May,2007--Finally a peace is reached between the Nepali government and the Maoists agree to contest elections which will be held the following year as part of the peace deal. The fighters who lay down arms are absorbed into the army, police and a new border guard force called the Nepal Border Police. However some splinter groups continue the resistance.
June,2007--Afghanistan government seeks aid an advise from the SAARC countries to rebuild their economy.
July,2007--The results of the Indian General Election is out, the Congress led UPA wins 370 seats of the 545. The new government declares that aims for further SAARC cooperation.
August,2007--The Financial Statements show that the intra SAARC trade has grown by 20% over the previous year.
September,2007--A wave of terrorist attacks rock Pakistan two hotels in Islamabad and the Jinnah International airport in Karachi are attacked by the remnants of Pakistani Taliban . The siege of the two hotels last two days and lead to the loss of 130 lives. Pakistan declares war on Taliban and send troops into Afghanistan however they are surprised that they know so little about Taliban which ran more or less on their whims and fancies a few years ago.
October,2007--Pakistan's war against Taliban lead to huge casualties and a new insurgency in Waziristan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa but they push on , some in the government dream of a joint SAARC intervention.
November,2007--Cyclone Sidr strikes Bangladesh and results in thousands of deaths. All the SAARC countries send aid immediately.
December,2007--Final details of the South Asian Development Bank are finalized and it is decided that it will be headquartered in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte .
- Rajveer Naha
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