Brief by Shorts91 NewsDesk / 10:44am on 30 Jun 2025,Monday India Global
Pakistan and China, with Bangladesh's participation, held a trilateral meeting in Kunming on June 19 to explore forming a new regional bloc aimed at supplanting the moribund SAARC. Diplomatic sources say the initiative is at an “advanced level,” with plans to invite other South Asian nations including Sri Lanka, Maldives, Afghanistan though India’s involvement seems unlikely. Bangladesh’s government stressed it was merely an “official‑level” meeting, not a political alliance . The move comes amid SAARC’s dormancy since 2016, following India’s boycott after terrorist attacks, and signals China’s growing footprint in regional multilateralism.(PC: Mint, India Today, Reuters & AP)
