Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar to begin 4-nation SAARC Yatra from today

New Delhi: Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar will commence his four-nation SAARC Yatra from Sunday, with Bhutan being the first port of call.

The visit to Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan between March 1 and March 4 is being seen as the Government’s desire to give a fillip to its neighbourhood outreach policy.

After visiting Bhutan today, Jaishankar will travel to Bangladesh on March 2, Pakistan on March 3 and Afghanistan on March 4. He will undertake visits to Sri Lanka, Maldives and Nepal later.

Jaishankar’s Pakistan visit is an effort to resume talks between the two sides following a six-month break. Last month, Pakistan’s army chief General Raheel Sharif warned India that any provocations on its part would exact a “befitting response” from Pakistan.

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