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Bhutan nominates Sonam Topgay as next SAARC Secretary General

Bhutan has put forward Dasho Sonam Topgay for the position of SAARC Secretary General as the regional bloc faces a decade-long summit deadlock.

The Business Standard ยท 29 August 2026, 7:35 PM

Bhutan has officially nominated Dasho Sonam Topgay to lead the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). This nomination comes as the current Secretary General, Md Golam Sarwar of Bangladesh, nears the conclusion of his three-year tenure. The regional organization remains in a state of prolonged deadlock, with its summit meetings stalled for the past decade.