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SAARC NATIONS
Presented By :
Komal Sahu
Ruchika bhatia
Kritika garg
Sudipta nayak
Tushar
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PRESENTATION FRAMEWORK
1. History2. Principles
3. Objectives
4. Current members5. Summits
6. Initiatives and Institutions
7. SAARC as No. 1 in the World8. Unique Features
9. SAARC Exports
10.Challenges
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ABOUT SAARC
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
(SAARC) was formally launched in 1985
Its seven founding members are Bangladesh, Bhutan,India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Afghanistan joined SAARC in 2007
The main objectives of SAARC are to place regionalcooperation on a firm foundation, accelerate the pace of
social and economic development of the countries, and
further the cause of peace, progress and stability in the
region
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PRINCIPLES
Focus: Cooperation in SAARC- Bilateral
- Multilateral
1 Sovereign equality
2. Territorial integrity
3. Political independence
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OBJECTIVES
Inter-SAARC1. Welfare to people (quality of life)
2. Economic growth
3. Collaboration
- Economic
- Social
- Culture
- Scientific4. Collective self reliance
5. Mutual trust, under-standing andappreciation
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Intra-SAARC
1. Inter-cooperation in national forums
2. Domestic countries strengthening3. International and regional
organizations
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CURRENT MEMBERS
1. Afghanistan2. Bangladesh3. Bhutan
4. India5. Maldives6. Nepal7. Pakistan8. Sri Lanka Share of Population in the World: 23.19% Based on: World Development Report
2012.
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SAARC-Current Observers
1. Australia2. China
3. Burma
4. European Union
5. Iran
6. Japan7. Mauritius
8. South Korea
9. United States
Intention Expressed
1. Indonesia
2. Russia
3. South Africa
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SAARC-Summits
S. No. Location Date of Summit
1st Dhaka 7-8, December, 1985
2nd Bangalore 16-17 November, 1986
3rd Kathmandu 2-4 November, 1987
4th Islamabad 29-31 December, 1988
5th Male 21-23 November, 1990
6th Colombo 21st December, 1991
7th Dhaka 10-11 April, 1993
8th New Delhi 2-4 May, 1995
9th Male 12-14 May, 1997
10th Colombo 29-31 July, 1998
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SAARC-Summits
S. No. Location Date of Summit
11th Kathmandu 4-6 January, 2002
12th Islamabad 2-6 January, 2004
13th Dhaka 12-13 November, 2005
14th New Delhi 3-4 April, 2007
15th Colombo 1-3 August 2008
16th Thimphu 28-29 April, 2010
17th Male November 10-11, 2011
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INITIATIVES
SAPTA
SAFTA SAARC University
INSTITUTIONS
1. Regional- Agricultural infrastructure: Bangladesh
2. Funds
- Regional Projects- Japan Special Funds- South Asia Development Fund
3. SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry:Islamabad-1992
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SAARC As No. 1 in the World
1. Geo-economic region: 1.6 billion people.
2. GDP surpasses: $ 2.08T.
3. Combined average growth in GDP 7.00%.4. Common market: SAPTA.
5. Commerce: the largest single block.
6. Evaluating global economies.
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SAARC - UNIQUE FEATURES
1. The oldest ancient living civilizations
2. Worlds sleeping giant-started moving
3. People of all religions, faiths, ideologies
live
4. Economic force-common market
5. The largest irrigated area
6. The second largest railway network
7. The largest English speaking area
8. The largest labour force: 425m people
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Country US $b %1. India 163 802. Pakistan 18 093. Bangladesh 15 07
4. Sri Lanka 07 045. Nepal 01 --6. Bhutan -- --7. Maldives -- --8. Afghanistan -- --
204 100Share of SAARC 1.63%Source: Extracted From: World Development Report 2012, Statistical Section
SAARC Exports
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CHALLENGES
1. Poverty
2. Unemployment
3. Literacy
4. Governance
5. Education
6. Development7. Enabling environment
8. Defense expenditure
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