South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) History The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an economic and political organization of eight countries in South Asia. It was established in 1985 when the Heads of State of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka formally adopted the charter. Afghanistan joined as the 8th member of SAARC in 2007. To date, 18th Summits have been held and Nepal’s former Foreign Secretary is the current Secretary General of SAARC. The 19th Summit will be hosted by Pakistan in 2016. Objectives SAARC aims to promote economic growth, social progress and cultural development within the South Asia region. The objectives of SAARC, as defined in its charter, are as follows: Promote the welfare of the peoples of South Asia and improve their quality of life Accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region by providing all individuals the opportunity to live in dignity and realise their full potential Promote and strengthen collective self-reliance among the countries of South Asia Contribute to mutual trust, understanding and appreciation of one another’s problems Promote active collaboration and mutual assistance in the economic, social, cultural, technical and scientific fields Strengthen co-operation with other developing countries Strengthen co-operation among themselves in international forms on matters of common interest; and Cooperate with international and regional organisation with similar aims and purposes. Structure and Process Cooperation in SAARC is based on respect for the five principles of sovereign equality, territorial integrity, political independence, non-interference in internal affairs of the Member States and mutual benefit. Regional cooperation is seen as a complement to the bilateral and multilateral relations of SAARC Member States. SAARC Summits are held annually and the country hosting the Summit holds the Chair of the Association. Decisions are made on an unanimity basis while bilateral and contentious issues are excluded from the deliberations of SAARC. In addition to the eight Member States, nine Observer States join SAARC Summits: China, the US, Myanmar, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Mauritius and the European Union. Areas of Cooperation The Member States agreed on the following areas of cooperation: Agriculture and rural development Education and culture Biotechnology Economic, trade and finance Energy Environment Tourism Science and Technology Information, Communication and Media Poverty alleviation Security aspects People-to-People Contacts Funding mechanism Social development Latest Developments The 18th SAARC Summit held in Kathmandu in 2014 concluded with the adoption of the SAARC Declaration. The Declaration recognizes labour migration as an issue in need of collective action. Article 21 states that SAARC countries agree to collaborate to ensure the protection of migrant workers from South Asia. During the Summit, SAARC leaders also called for authorities to tackle and prevent the trafficking in women and children. In regards to the Post-2015 Development Agenda, participating countries aim to initiate an inter-governmental process to appropriately contextualize the Sustainable Development Goals at the regional level.
Your video clearly shows lack of clarity. India ki hegemony hogi, why didn't pakistan grow? That's not India's problem 2nd SAARC charter says, no bilateral issues will be discussed in SAARC but Pakistan keeps bringing Kashmir, why do you violate SAARC Charter. SAFTA se Indian products ki hegemony ho jayegi, What a logic. Pakistan has free trade agreement with world's factory China, how logical is that? Tum log 1960s se west ki chamchagiri ki, ab China china karte ho. India ne propose kia Collab on satellites development Bhutan , Bangladesh kar rahe but Pakistan dramebaz. Pakistan doesn't want India's hegemony, why don't you grow your economy? Pakistan is the main reason for the failure of SAARC, khud toh develop huwa nahi, dusro ki development mei bhi taang arana hai. India literally gave away more square km of land to Bangladesh in border dispute settlement, which big power does that? China threatens SE Asian Countries' boats even close to their coastline.
ASEAN too developed, bcoz they didn't have economic disastrous country like Pakistan. I think India should form group with Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives. 🇮🇳🇧🇩🇱🇰🇳🇵🇧🇹🇲🇻
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South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
History
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an economic and political organization of eight countries in South Asia. It was established in 1985 when the Heads of State of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka formally adopted the charter. Afghanistan joined as the 8th member of SAARC in 2007. To date, 18th Summits have been held and Nepal’s former Foreign Secretary is the current Secretary General of SAARC. The 19th Summit will be hosted by Pakistan in 2016.
Objectives
SAARC aims to promote economic growth, social progress and cultural development within the South Asia region. The objectives of SAARC, as defined in its charter, are as follows:
Promote the welfare of the peoples of South Asia and improve their quality of life
Accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region by providing all individuals the opportunity to live in dignity and realise their full potential
Promote and strengthen collective self-reliance among the countries of South Asia
Contribute to mutual trust, understanding and appreciation of one another’s problems
Promote active collaboration and mutual assistance in the economic, social, cultural, technical and scientific fields
Strengthen co-operation with other developing countries
Strengthen co-operation among themselves in international forms on matters of common interest; and
Cooperate with international and regional organisation with similar aims and purposes.
Structure and Process
Cooperation in SAARC is based on respect for the five principles of sovereign equality, territorial integrity, political independence, non-interference in internal affairs of the Member States and mutual benefit. Regional cooperation is seen as a complement to the bilateral and multilateral relations of SAARC Member States. SAARC Summits are held annually and the country hosting the Summit holds the Chair of the Association. Decisions are made on an unanimity basis while bilateral and contentious issues are excluded from the deliberations of SAARC. In addition to the eight Member States, nine Observer States join SAARC Summits: China, the US, Myanmar, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Mauritius and the European Union.
Areas of Cooperation
The Member States agreed on the following areas of cooperation:
Agriculture and rural development
Education and culture
Biotechnology
Economic, trade and finance
Energy
Environment
Tourism
Science and Technology
Information, Communication and Media
Poverty alleviation
Security aspects
People-to-People Contacts
Funding mechanism
Social development
Latest Developments
The 18th SAARC Summit held in Kathmandu in 2014 concluded with the adoption of the SAARC Declaration. The Declaration recognizes labour migration as an issue in need of collective action. Article 21 states that SAARC countries agree to collaborate to ensure the protection of migrant workers from South Asia. During the Summit, SAARC leaders also called for authorities to tackle and prevent the trafficking in women and children.
In regards to the Post-2015 Development Agenda, participating countries aim to initiate an inter-governmental process to appropriately contextualize the Sustainable Development Goals at the regional level.
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Your video clearly shows lack of clarity.
India ki hegemony hogi, why didn't pakistan grow? That's not India's problem
2nd SAARC charter says, no bilateral issues will be discussed in SAARC but Pakistan keeps bringing Kashmir, why do you violate SAARC Charter.
SAFTA se Indian products ki hegemony ho jayegi, What a logic. Pakistan has free trade agreement with world's factory China, how logical is that?
Tum log 1960s se west ki chamchagiri ki, ab China china karte ho. India ne propose kia Collab on satellites development Bhutan , Bangladesh kar rahe but Pakistan dramebaz. Pakistan doesn't want India's hegemony, why don't you grow your economy? Pakistan is the main reason for the failure of SAARC, khud toh develop huwa nahi, dusro ki development mei bhi taang arana hai.
India literally gave away more square km of land to Bangladesh in border dispute settlement, which big power does that? China threatens SE Asian Countries' boats even close to their coastline.
ASEAN too developed, bcoz they didn't have economic disastrous country like Pakistan.
I think India should form group with Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives. 🇮🇳🇧🇩🇱🇰🇳🇵🇧🇹🇲🇻
If pakistan follows India it'll bloom it's economic
if india follows Pakistan, it will bloom its human values :)
Not possible unless Kashmir issue is resolved
Please speak either in English or in urdu.
U r bit fast too.
Why don't u say directly Pakistan is happy to be slave of China but Pakistani don't want "Hegemony" of India in the region...
No one is slave in this present international system
Ab India america ka same scene Hy ab hm ye b ni keh skty k India america ka slave Hy ...
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