The aircraft will serve short to medium haul cities, with Bahrain as its inaugural destination
Announcing the decision on Tuesday night, India said that "one country" has created an environment that is not conducive to the successful holding of the summit.
"India has conveyed to current Saarc Chair Nepal that increasing cross-border terrorist attacks in the region and growing interference in the internal affairs of Member States by one country have created an environment that is not conducive to the successful holding of the 19th SAARC Summit in Islamabad in November 2016," the external affairs ministry said in a statement.
"In the prevailing circumstances, the government of India is unable to participate in the proposed summit in Islamabad," it said.
- Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) September 27, 2016
According to sources, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan are the other countries which have said no to attending the summit.
In its communication to Nepal, India has said it remains steadfast in its commitment to regional cooperation, connectivity and contacts but believes that these can only go forward in an atmosphere free of terror.
The aircraft will serve short to medium haul cities, with Bahrain as its inaugural destination
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