The fifteenth SAARC summit begins in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, with the member states calling for joint actions to combat terrorism, poverty and price hikes. But the basic questions remain: what has SAARC the grouping of the South Asian nations has achieved in the last fifteen years of its existence and will whether it would be able to deliver on its promises the goods in the future? The relations between the two most important member states - India and Pakistan - have been strained once again since the terrorist attack on the embassy of India in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
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