Pakistan on Wednesday stalled the inking of Saarc connectivity agreements, including the motor vehicle pact, saying it was yet to complete its "internal process", notwithstanding other countries, including India and Sri Lanka, who have been strongly pitching for strengthening the people-to-people contact and movement of goods in the region.
While Pakistan's blocking has created "disappointment" in the Indian side, which had initiated these proposals, sources maintain that India has already initiated bilateral connectivity pacts with countries within Saarc and Tuesday's Motor Vehicle Agreement with Nepal was an example of that.
Stressing the need for better connectivity in the region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his speech at the 18th Saarc summit said, "Our relations become stronger when we connect the lives of the ordinary citizens of our countries. That is why connectivity and services by rail and road are so important. We should also connect ourselves more by air."
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