NEW DELHI: India on Thursday dashed any hopes of reviving the Saarc process, saying the regional grouping could only function in an atmosphere free from terrorism. Equally, the government reiterated that it would engage in security groups like the "quadrilateral" as long as it advanced Indian interests. Officials of India, the US, Australia and Japan are expected to meet on the sidelines of the EAS to thrash out the details of the resurrected quadrilateral.Fighting radicalisation of impressionable youth was a big concern, Saran said. India, she said, "had proposed an international conference to fight radicalisation. We are working out the date and details".

Source: Times of India November 09, 2017 23:46 UTC