February 14, 2005Foreign Affairs

India spells out its South Asia policy

Fair enough, but does it go far enough?

This is an archived blog post from The Acorn.

Shyam Saran, India’s foreign secretary, spelled out the method in India’s policy towards its neighbours, including its view of SAARC. Indeed, that India decided to take this open, unapologetic position is good news, and the message in Saran’s bottle is succinct — that India is open to take on its neighbours as stakeholders in its own progress, provided that they are sensitive to its national interests.



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