| Title: | Issue No. 5 (October 2006) |
| Abstract: | It is a pleasure to pen this foreword to the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) newsletter "South Asia". I have had the opportunity to read earlier issues of "South Asia" and I am impressed by its coverage of issues and events. |
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| Title: | Issue No. 4 (June 2006) |
| Abstract: | The past few months saw a number of high-level international visits to South Asia. These included the visits by United States President George W. Bush to India and Pakistan; Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov, French President Jacque Chirac and Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai to India; Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso to Pakistan; and Dutch Development Minister Agnes van Ardenne to Bangladesh. |
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| Title: | Issue No. 3 (February 2006) |
| Abstract: | In South Asia, the seven member countries met in Dhaka in November 2005 for the 13th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit. Three major agreements were signed during the summit. They were on double taxation avoidance, liberalisation of visa regimes for member countries and the creation of a SAARC Arbitration Council. Equally importantly, Afghanistan was recognised as a member of SAARC while Japan and China were given observer status. An assessment of the SAARC Summit is presented in this newsletter. |
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