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1. Presentation Topic – SAARC
Prepared By- Rajeev Upadhyay
SID-102142
Subject - IBM
Submit To- Dr. Swati Mishra

2. Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. SAARC And It’s Area Of Cooperation
3. Objective of SAARC
4. Importance Of SAARC
5. Challenges For SAARC

3. Introduction
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
(SAARC) was established with the signing of the SAARC
Charter in Dhaka on 8 December 1985.
The idea of regional cooperation in South Asia was first
raised in November 1980.
After consultations, the foreign secretaries of the seven
founding countries—
– Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri
Lanka met for the first time in Colombo in April 1981.
Afghanistan became the newest member of SAARC at the
13th annual summit in 2007.
The Headquarter of SAARC are at Kathmandu,Nepal.

4. Members Of SAARC

5. Observer Of SAARC
There are currently nine Observers to SAARC,
namely:
(i) Australia;
(ii) China;
(iii) The European Union;
(iv) Iran;
(v) Japan;
(vi) South Korea;
(vii) Mauritius;
(viii)Myanmar;
(ix) The United States of America.

7. Area Of Cooperation

8. 1. Development of Human Resources :
SAARC work on improve the quality of life
of people of South Asia. So they launch
awareness programmes to promote the
education, tourism, volunteer programme.
2. Transport:
To promote cross border connectivity,
boosting trade SAARC launched a
South Asia Subregional Economic
Corporation (SASEC) Programme.

9. 3. Science And Technology:
Science and Technology has undertaken a wide
variety of programmes which include short-term
activities meetings such as Seminars/Workshops/
Meetings of Experts, Training Programmes, Joint
Research Projects.
4. Rural And Agricultural Development:
Several workshops/seminars and training courses
covering practically all aspects of rural development
including regional planning, poverty focused
development, rural energy, design of agricultural ,
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10. Rural water supply, employment generation, social
forestry, rural communication and development of
agricultural markets have been conducted in
member states under the Committee.
5. Population and Health Control:
The primary focus of the Committee has been on
children, population welfare and policy, maternal
and child health, primary health care, disabled and
handicapped persons, control and eradication of
major diseases in the region such as malaria,
leprosy, tuberculosis, diarrhoea diseases, rabies,
AIDS, and iodine deficiency disorder.
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11. Objective Of SAARC
1.To promote the welfare of the people of South
Asia and to improve their quality of life.
2.To promote active collaboration and mutual
assistance in the economic, social, cultural, technical
and scientific fields.
3.To contribute to mutual trust, understanding and
appreciation of one another’s problems.
4.To accelerate economic growth, social progress
and cultural development in the region and to
provide all individuals the opportunity to live in
dignity and to realize their full potentials.

12. Importance of SAARC
1.SAARC is a game-changer for India. It links South
Asian economies with Southeast Asian that will further
boost economic integration and prosperity to India
mainly in the business.
2.Primacy to the country’s immediate neighbours.

13. 3.Nations of SAARC help in the creation of mutual
trust and peace within the region thus promoting
stability.
4.SAARC can engage Nepal, Bhutan, the Maldives,
and Sri Lanka in economic cooperation and
development process to counter China .

14. 5.SAARC offers a platform to India to show
its leadership in the region by taking up
extra responsibilities.

15. Challenges With SAARC
1. Relation between India and Pakistan
escalated tensions and conflicts severely
hampers the prospects of SAARC.
2.The frequency of SAARC meetings is
low. More engagements between
member nations are required instead of
biennial meetings.

16. 3.Besides the boundary and territorial
dispute, the distribution of water of
rivers may become another cause of
interstate rivalry and further worsen
the Indo-Pak relations. Not only in
case of India and Pakistan, but there
are also water disputes between
Bangladesh and India, India and Nepal
and even Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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