Saarc (South Asian Association

For Regional Cooperation)

Introduction

• An initiative taken by in 1985

• It has got 8 members

• Its and economic and political organization

• Economic and social growth

• In 2007 Afghanistan

• Cooperation with international and regional

Areas Comes Under Saarc (IPA)

• Agriculture

• Rural Development

• Telecommunications

• Meteorology

• Health and Population Activities

• Transport

• Postal Services

• Science and Technology

• Sports, Arts and Culture

SAPTA

(SAARC Preferential Trading Agreement)• Economic growth

• Trade within

SAFTA

(South Asian Free Trade Agreement)

• To help Saarc countries

• Lower down duties

Failure To Solve Core Issues

• Kashmir issue

• Sri Lankan Civil war

• Failure to integrate Saarc nations

• Saarc role has been vanished

• By name meeting take place

Saarc Observers status

• China

• Japan

• Iran

• Us

• European union

• Republic of Korea