Overview
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an
economic and political organization of eight countries in Southern
Asia. In terms of population, its sphere of influence is the largest
of any regional organization: almost 1.5 billion people, the combined
population of its member states.
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03.08.2009
Two conflicts simmer in South Asia; one over Kashmir, a second over Tamil Eelam. Taken together, they hold back the progress of a fifth of the world's population. For this reason alone, it is in the interest of all human beings to work towards a final resolution.
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04.27.2010
India has arrested a woman working as a diplomat in its
Islamabad embassy on charges of spying for Pakistan. The
arrest comes ahead of this week's regional summit in Bhutan,
where Indian PM Manmohan Singh and Pakistani counterpart
Yousuf Raza Gilani may meet on the sidelines.
02.25.2010
The mountainous region of Kashmir has been a flashpoint
between India and Pakistan for more than 60 years. BBC News
provides a step-by-step guide to the dispute.
01.20.2010
Al-Qaeda is trying to destabilise the whole of South Asia
hoping to provoke war between India and Pakistan, US Defence
Secretary Robert Gates says.
01.11.2010
The two neighbours are expected to sign a range of agreements
including treaties on tackling cross-border crime and
combating terrorism. India has also pledged continued
economic assistance to Bangladesh.
11.05.2009
The cabinet on Thursday approved a 10 billion rupees road project to help
increase trade with some South Asian nations, a government statement said.
11.02.2009
Beg proposed making Kashmir a “free economic zone” so that the process of
evolving the South Asian union as envisaged in the SAARC charter could begin.
He claimed that the Indian prime minister had reacted favourably to the
proposal.
10.28.2009
Importers, exporters and small-medium enterprises of the South Asian region
now have access to important trade-related information with a click of the
mouse. The portal - www.saarctrade.info - is launched on Thursday.
10.21.2009
India will be signing a revised trade pact with Nepal next week. Along with this,
a deal for implementing a restriction on unauthorised trade from a third nation
will also be signed. The deals, which had been finalised during the visit of
Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, will be signed in Kathmandu.
10.18.2009
Stressing upon the proposed common currency, like Euro among the SAARC nations, Goodwill ambassador to UNESCO, Mr Madanjit Singh said that it will serve as an anchor of economic stability that would accelerate trade and commerce among the south Asian countries.
10.05.2009
The South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (Saarc)
has proposed to Pakistan to participate in the proposal to
collectively import crude oil and thereby defuse the impact of
the expected surge in oil prices in the international market.
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The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an
economic and political organization of eight countries in Southern
Asia. In terms of population, its sphere of influence is the largest
of any regional organization: almost 1.5 billion people, the combined
population of its member states.
