Introduction the south asian association for regional cooperation saarc is an organization of south asian nations, founded in december 1985 and dedicated to economic, technological, social, and cultural development emphasizing collective selfreliance. It coordinates and monitorsimplementation of activities, prepares for and services meetings, and serves as a channel of communication between the association and its member states as well as other regional organisations. It was established on december 8, 1985 by india, pakistan, bangladesh, sri lanka, nepal, maldives and bhutan. In pursuance of the decision of the saarc council of ministers, the government of india invited the other member. The records management program has released its imaging exception application process and related forms as of july 1, 2010. Afghanistan became the 8th member with the signing of a joint declaration during the 14th saarc summit held in new delhi in april 2007. Bangladesh, bhutan, india, maldives, nepal, pakistan and sri lanka. South asian free trade area safta the governments of the saarc south asian association for regional cooperation member states comprising the peoples republic of bangladesh, the kingdom of bhutan, the republic of india, the republic of maldives, the kingdom of nepal, the islamic republic of pakistan and the democratic socialist republic of sri lanka hereinafter referred. Origin, growth, potential and achievements 1 regionalism by providing a model, the other negative, in provoking regionalism by constituting a protectionist threat. The 30yearold south asian grouping saarc has closed down three of its regional centres in line with a decision taken at its 18th summit meeting at khatmandu. To view the preface and table of contents, click here. He argued that cooperation is needed to address v arious global issues. About saarc south asian association for regional cooperation. Trauma of partition of india still haunts the region.
Saarc countries list 2019short trick to learn members of. South asian association for regional cooperation saarc, organization of south asian nations, founded in 1985 and dedicated to economic, technological, social, and cultural development emphasizing collective selfreliance. Saarc policy and vision on food security since inception food security remains one of the most important areas of cooperation of the association. The paper aims to describe the history and evolution of saarc.
The south asian association for regional cooperation saarc is the regional. The south asian association for regional cooperation saarc is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of states in south asia. The south asian association for regional cooperation saarc is a n organization of south asian nations, established on december 8, 1985. Saarc has traversed more than a quartercentury history. The foreign ministers of the future saarc countries met at colombo in 1981 to discuss the issue. The role of saarc in building the drm capacities of south asian. Saarc and indopak relationship mussarat jabeen muhammad saleem mazhar naheed s. Saarc documentation centre as the repository of such information. This chapter is a part of brookings indias briefing book, reinvigorating saarc. In april 2007, at the associations 14th summit, afghanistan became its eighth member. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
Saarc is the geopolitical, economic and regional intergovernmental organization comprises of eight south asian nations. This document is made available under deposit licence no. Saarc, an acronym for south asian association for regional cooperation is an organisation of south asian nations established on 8 december 1985 when the government of bangladesh, bhutan, india, maldives, nepal, pakistan, an. South asian culture, art, language and history are taught in world renowned. The south asian association for regional cooperation, or saarc, is an economic and geopolitical organization that was established to promote socioeconomic development, stability, and welfare economics, and collective selfreliance within its member nations. The reason why the summit mechanism continued just shows that the organization has strong vitality.
Act as the custodian of all saarc documents and publications. Presently it is housed on the campus of niscair sdc now closed. Pres release the leaders of the member states of the south asian association for regional cooperation saarc held a video conference on 15 march 2020 to discuss measures to contain the spread of covid19 in the region. Among various challenges that pakistans foreign policy apparatus is facing today, an important one is the cancellation of saarc summit. The south asian association for regional cooperation saarc is an economic and geopolitical organisation of eight south asian nations. The next section provides a historical background for regional cooperation in south asia including. The south asian association for regional cooperation saarc comprises eight countries of south asia, i. Saarc is going to complete twenty five years of its. A research guide on the south asian association for.
Notes on objectives of saarc grade 6 social studies. Saarc secretariat the saarc secretariat is based in kathmandu, nepal. South asian association for regional cooperation satya vrat yadav 5000224 r450212091 2. Citizens of saarc countries categorized as group b generalpublic categories including businessmen. Exactly six months after taking charge of the worlds largest democracy and pulling off a diplomatic masterstroke by inviting leaders of all south asian countries for his swearingin ceremony in new delhi, prime minister narendra modi will be in kathmandu for the 18th saarc. Saarc has long suffered from bilateral rivalry between india and pakistan slowing its progress. Goraya abstract the basic aim of the south asian association of regional cooperation saarc was to support the regional states so that they may emerge as developed countries undermining their long history of enmities.
It is an unusual occasion in the history of the south asian association for regional cooperation saarc that a summit is following by some positive developments in indiapakistan relations. Pdf on jan 1, 20, irum shaheen and others published south asian. The idea of regional cooperation in south asia was first mooted in may 1980 by bangladesh president ziaur rahman. The number of observer countries of saarc is now nine, including japan, south korea, the united states. An analysis abstract pakistans foreign policy machinery has come under direct fire for its inefficiency to perform well on multiple fronts. The study was completed in 1991 and strongly supported to establish a saarc. The president of bangladesh ziaur rahaman was the first person to develop the concept of saarc. The saarc council of ministers at its first session in dhaka on 12 august 1986 endorsed the proposal to convene the conference with the assistance of unicef. The secretariat of the association was set up in kathmandu on 17 january 1987.
Its seven founding members are bangladesh, bhutan, india, the maldives. Its member states are afghanistan, bangladesh, bhutan, india, the maldives, nepal, pakistan and sri lanka. Although the saarc charter requires the heads of state or. South asian association for regional cooperation asian. Saarc documentation centre sdc is a regional centre of saarc south asian association for regional cooperation. By manish chand it may be a pure coincidence, but its a serendipity laden with enormous symbolic significance. To record names, signatures, and other identifiers for the purpose of validating the trustworthiness of individuals requesting access to department of defense dod systems and information. Saarc summit online edition of daily news lakehouse. As of 2015, saarc included 3% area of the world, 21%.
He considered intra regional trade as vital for enhancing effective cooperation among the smcs. Present and future 3 to the us with whom bangladesh en joys a big trade surplus. Saarc leaders have demonstrated their commitment towards ensuring food security by adopting a number of important policy documents. Pdf south asian association for regional cooperation. Saarc comprises 3% of the worlds area, 21% of the worlds population and 4. Over the past 26 years, saarc summit has held a total of 16 sessions. Despite these commonalities, south asia remains a region marred by disputes, hostilities and mistrust. It has moved from discussing social and development issues to. Afghanistan, bangladesh, bhutan, india, maldives, nepal, pakistan and sri lanka. Information on this new class can be found on our get records management training page. In this article, we talk about the list of saarc countries and an easy way to remember them.
There were initially seven member states that are mainly located in south asia, i. South asian association for regional cooperation wikipedia. It is dedicated to economic, technological, social and cultural development emphasising collective self reliance. The paper aims to describe the history and evolution of saarc, describe the structures and mechanisms that guide the work of saarc r, eview some of the mechanisms for social development organisations to be involved at the level of saarc and look at the opportunities for interaction by civil society organisations with the saarc secretariat. The full form of saarc is the south asian association for regional cooperation. South asian association for regional cooperation saarc was established on 8 th december1985 ad. Since its inception, the effectiveness of saarc to promote economic integration in. In terms of population, its sphere of influence is the largest of any regional organisation. Saarc is the 3rd largest in the world in the terms of. South asian children in new delhi before the second saarc summit. History june 3, 1905 foreign ministry officials of bangladesh, bhutan, india, maldives, nepal, pakistan, and sri lanka meet for the first time in colombo, sri lanka. The south asian association for regional cooperation saarc is an economic and geopolitical organization of south asian nations.
The ministers also adopted several other documents, including the final draft of a document establishing a south asian free trade area and a social charter. Thus regions themselves constitute arenas for sometimes competing and sometimes converging national interests for emerging as an effective regional actor. This is a list of summits of the south asian association for regional cooperation saarc. The role of observers in saarc 5 achievements of saarc in its more than twenty years of history, saarc has been able to considerably expand its areas of cooperation with some landmark agreements among the member states that have implications even beyond the region. An analysis romi jain the establishment of saarc in 1985 was a milestone in the institutionalization of regional cooperation in south asia, a region betraying a glaring paradox. The south asian association for regional cooperation saarc was established in 1985. The kathmandu declaration provided for a renewed thrust and direction to the future course of. The final document was adopted by consensus states. The south asian association of regional cooperation saarc was created in 1985 as an expression of the regions collective decision to evolve a regional cooperative framework. He also pointed out that saarc regions share in world trade has increased overtime. History and evolution of saarc economies politics scribd.
History and evolution of saarc free download as word doc. Presently, there are eight member countries in saarc namely afghanistan, bangladesh, bhutan, india, nepal, maldives, pakistan and sri lanka. Saarc 25 years of regional integration in south asia konrad. South asian association for regional cooperation saarc was established in 1985 as the. For the last two months, saarc has been frequently making headlines with several new developments being proposed by its member nations. Pdf south asian association for regional cooperation saarc. The south asian association for regional cooperation saarc was established with the signing of the saarc charter in dhaka on 8 december 1985. Saarc chamber of commerce and industry established in 1985, saarc had hitherto avoided including core economic issues in its programme, but in the wake of the desire for a saarc chamber of commerce and industry, the saarc secretariat commissioned a study on trade, manufactures and services in 1988. Future of regional cooperation in south asia mahwish hafeez abstract the people of south asia share historical, cultural, linguistic, ethnic and geographical linkages. What is saarc history and objectives elections in india. The document would exempt them from visas within the region. A new class on imaging and the imaging exception application process for interested agencies is included in the classes we offer.
South asian association for regional cooperation saarc. Afghanistan, bangladesh, bhutan, india, maldives, nepal, pakistan, sri lanka. The regional organization south asian association for regional cooperation saarc was established on december 8, 1985. It has been formed to solve the common problem of the countries of south asia.
It plays the role of a guiding force for the member countries. The south asian association for regional cooperation was formed under article 52 of the united nations charter providing existence of regional arrangements or agencies for dealing. The addu communique has called for a new vision document of course one was actually set. The member states of saarc are afghanistan, bangladesh, bhutan, india, maldives, nepal, pakistan and sri lanka. Citizens of saarc countries categorized as group a dignitaries, government officials, participants of saarc meetings and officials of saarc secretariat and its regional centers who are coming under saarc visa exemption scheme are exempted from requirement of a visa and police reporting.
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