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Lesson SAARC and Its Activities
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The idea of regional cooperation in South Asia was
FACTS mooted by the then president of Bangladesh Ziaur
to Understand Rahman in 1980. The association provides a platform for
the people of south Asia to work together in a spirit of
friendship, trust and understanding.
The SAARC is the Regional Organization of South Asian Countries. Its full form
is South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. Let's read in details about
the SAARC. It was established on 8 December 1985 AD in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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There are altogether eight member nations in the SAARC. They are Nepal, India,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sri-Lanka. In the
beginning it was founded by seven south Asian countries. They were Nepal, India,
Bangladesh, Bhutan Pakistan Maldives and Sri Lanka. Afghanistan joined this
organization in 2005 AD and became a formal member of SAARC in 2007 AD.
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