Question

What is SAARC?Could you please explain it in detail?

Answer 1

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an economic and political organisation of eight countries in Southern Asia. In terms of population, its sphere of influence is the largest of any regional organisation: almost 1.5 billion people, the combined population of its member states.

Answer 2

1-SAAR the south asian association for regional co-operation was formed by the initiative steps of india to maintain peace

2 - its first secretary general was ashan of bangladesh and the first meeting was held at decca on december 7,1985.

3 - bhutan,bangladesh,india,maldives,nepal , pakistan , afghanistan and srilanka are the member countries of SAARC 

4- its annual summit has been opened on april 3, 2001 in attendance hamid karzai and its 16th summit took place on 28th and 29th april 2010 at thimpu.

5- the SAARC countries identified mutual co-operation in the following areas like transportation , postal service , tourism , shipping , meteorology , health , agriculture , rural reconstruction and telecommunication .