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Articles: News | PM moots South Asian varsity
- Mr. Ravi Kumar Sunkara
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He said India was willing to make a major contribution to this project over the next three to four years.
'We can certainly host this institution, but are equally prepared to cooperate in creating a suitable venue in any other member country,' he said.
The prime minister also proposed a regional food bank with the contribution of the member countries to meet the shortages and losses caused by natural calamities in any of the member nations.
'Food security is a major challenge for all countries of South Asia. I recommend that we establish a regional food bank,' said Singh.
'There could be a network of storage depots across the region, with member countries contributing shares on the basis of their capacity and availability of surpluses,' he said.
India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives make up SAARC.
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