Satellite launch a mini-Saarc summit |
India`s Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened a new chapter in neighbourhood diplomacy by launching a South Asia satellite on May 5, 2017. It`s the fulfilment of a promise made in 2014, but it is the larger progress towards regional integration that might show lasting benefits. Modi said the satellite "opens up new horizons of engagement and will greatly benefit South Asia and our region`s progress". In his address to six Saarc leaders — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina, Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay, Maldives President Abdulla Yameen, Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Modi said this launch tells that even the sky is not the limit when it comes to regional cooperation. He added that their coming together is a sign of their unshakeable resolve to place the needs of their peoples in the forefront. It shows that their collective choices for their citizens will bring cooperation, not conflict; development, not destruction and prosperity, not poverty. "This is a first-of-its-kind project in South Asia. And through it, Saarc nations will together achieve effective communication, better governance, better banking services and better education in remote areas.
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