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词条 South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
释义

  1. Historical background

  2. Members and observers

     Members  Observers  Potential future members 

  3. Secretariat

     Regional Centres 

  4. Apex and Recognised Bodies

  5. SAARC Disaster Management Centre

  6. Political issues

  7. South Asian Free Trade Area

  8. SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme

  9. Awards

     SAARC Award  SAARC Literary Award  SAARC Youth Award 

  10. Anthem

  11. Secretaries-General of SAARC

  12. SAARC summits

  13. Current leaders of SAARC

     Current leaders 

  14. See also

  15. Notes

  16. References

  17. External links

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The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of nations in South Asia. Its member states include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. SAARC comprises 3% of the world's area, 21% of the world's population and 3.8% (US$2.9 trillion)[2] of the global economy, as of 2015.

SAARC was founded in Dhaka on 8 December 1985.[5] Its secretariat is based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The organization promotes development of economic and regional integration.[6] It launched the South Asian Free Trade Area in 2006.[7] SAARC maintains permanent diplomatic relations at the United Nations as an observer and has developed links with multilateral entities, including the European Union.

Historical background

The idea of co-operation in South Asia was discussed in at least three conferences: the Asian Relations Conference held in New Delhi on April 1947; the Baguio Conference in the Philippines on May 1950; and the Colombo Powers Conference held in Sri Lanka in April 1954.[8]

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In the ending years of the 1970s, the seven inner South Asian nations that included Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka agreed upon the creation of a trade bloc and to provide a platform for the people of South Asia to work together in a spirit of friendship, trust, and understanding. President Ziaur Rahman later addressed official letters to the leaders of the countries of the South Asia, presenting his vision for the future of the region and the compelling arguments for region.[9] During his visit to India in December 1977, Rahman discussed the issue of regional cooperation with the Indian Prime Minister, Morarji Desai. In the inaugural speech to the Colombo Plan Consultative Committee which met in Kathmandu also in 1977, King Birendra of Nepal gave a call for close regional cooperation among South Asian countries in sharing river waters.[10]

After the USSR's intervention in Afghanistan, the efforts to establish the union was accelerated in 1979 and the resulting rapid deterioration of South Asian security situation.[10] Responding to Rahman and Birendra's convention, the officials of the foreign ministries of the seven countries met for the first time in Colombo in April 1981.[10] The Bangladeshi proposal was promptly endorsed by Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and the Maldives but India and Pakistan were sceptical initially.[10] The Indian concern was the proposal's reference to the security matters in South Asia and feared that Rahman's proposal for a regional organisation might provide an opportunity for new smaller neighbours to re-internationalise all bilateral issues and to join with each other to form an opposition against India. Pakistan assumed that it might be an Indian strategy to organise the other South Asian countries against Pakistan and ensure a regional market for Indian products, thereby consolidating and further strengthening India's economic dominance in the region.[10]

However, after a series of diplomatic consultations headed by Bangladesh between South Asian U.N. representatives at the UN headquarters in New York, from September 1979 to 1980, it was agreed that Bangladesh would prepare the draft of a working paper for discussion among the foreign secretaries of South Asian countries.[10] The foreign secretaries of the inner seven countries again delegated a Committee of the Whole in Colombo on September 1981, which identified five broad areas for regional cooperation. New areas of co-operation were added in the following years.[11]

In 1983, the international conference held in Dhaka by its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the foreign ministers of the inner seven countries adopted the Declaration on South Asian Association Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and formally launched the Integrated Programme of Action (IPA) initially in five agreed areas of cooperation namely, Agriculture; Rural Development; Telecommunications; Meteorology; and Health and Population Activities.[12]

Officially, the union was established in Dhaka with Kathmandu being union's secretariat-general.[13] The first SAARC summit was held in Dhaka on 7–8 December 1985 and hosted by the President of Bangladesh Hussain Ershad.[14] The declaration signed by King of Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuk, President of Pakistan Zia-ul-Haq, Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi, King of Nepal Birendra Shah, President of Sri Lanka JR Jayewardene, and President of Maldives Maumoon Gayoom.[14]

Members and observers

Economic data is sourced from the International Monetary Fund, current as of April 2015, and is given in US dollars.[15]

Members

Countryref ({{UN_Population|Year) GDP
(Nominal)
GDP
(PPP)
GDP per Capita
(PPP)
GDP Growth Rate
(2018)
Exports
(2018)
Foreign Direct Investment
(2018)
Foreign Exchange Reserves(million)Defense Budget(% of GDP)
(2014)[16]
Literacy Rate(Given Age & above)Life ExpectancyPopulation below Poverty LinePrimary School Enrollment [17]Secondary School enrollment [18]Population undernourished(%)
(2015)[19]
Human

Development

Index

Democracy

Index

Global

Terrorism

Index

G20BRICSBIMSTECIORAAPTABBINSASECAIIBACUACDADBWorld BankNuclear Weapons
{{flag|Afghanistan}}Afghanistan}}$21.3 bn$63.5 bn$1,9763.2%$0.3 bnN/A$6,442N/A28.1%(Age 15)6015.8%N/A54%26.8%0.465

(171)

2.77

(147)

9.233

(2)

{{flag|Bangladesh}}Bangladesh}}$285.815 bn$751.949 bn$4,5607.65%$37 bn$2.65 bn$32,000$3.2 bn(1.2%)57.7%(Age 15)7016%92%54%12.4%0.570

(142)

5.73

(86)

0

(124)

{{flag|Bhutan}}Bhutan}}$2.2 bn $6.3 bn$8,1586.4%$0.7 bn$63 mlnN/AN/A52.8%(age 15)6823.7%91%78%N/A0.605

(132)

4.93

(101)

0.305

(107)

{{flag|India}}India}}$2,439.0 bn$9,446.8 bn$7,174 7.3% $464.0 bn$31.0 bn $422,532.5$45 bn(1.9%)74.4%(age 15)6721.9%94%69%15.2%0.609

(130)

7.74

(35)

4.222

(39)

{{flag|Maldives}}Maldives}}$3.0 bn $5.2 bn$14,9804.5%$0.28 bnN/A$356N/A99%(age 15)7716%N/AN/A5.2%0.706

(104)

____
{{flag|Nepal}}Nepal}}$21.6 bn $70.7 bn$2,4885.5%$1.0 bn$10 mln$5,439N/A66%(age 15)6825.2% 98%67%7.8%0.548

(145)

4.77

(105)

4.791

(32)

{{flag|Pakistan}}Pakistan}}$313 bn$1161.0bn$5,8865.4%$25.1 bn$0.709 bn(2014)$16,305$7.4 bn(3.5%)55%(age 15)6822.6%72%34%22%0.538

(147)

4.40

(112)

10

(1)

{{flag|Sri Lanka}}Sri Lanka}}$80.4 bn $233.7 bn $11,068 7%$11.8 bn$0.9 bn$8,314$1.4 bn(2.3%)98.1%(age 15)75 8.9% 94%99% 22%0.756

(73)

6.42

(69)

4.077

(42)

The member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.[20]

SAARC was founded by seven states in 1985. In 2005, Afghanistan began negotiating their accession to SAARC and formally applied for membership on the same year.[21][22] The issue of Afghanistan joining SAARC generated a great deal of debate in each member state, including concerns about the definition of South Asian identity because Afghanistan is a Central Asian country.[23]

The SAARC member states imposed a stipulation for Afghanistan to hold a general election; the non-partisan elections were held in late 2005.[23] Despite initial reluctance and internal debates, Afghanistan joined SAARC as its eighth member state in April 2007.[23][24]

Observers

States with observer status include[25] Australia,[26] China, the European Union,[27] Iran, Japan,[27] Mauritius,[28] Myanmar, South Korea and the United States.[29]

On 2 August 2006, the foreign ministers of the SAARC countries agreed in principle to grant observer status to three applicants;[30] the US and South Korea (both made requests in April 2006),[30] as well as the European Union (requested in July 2006).[31] On 4 March 2007, Iran requested observer status,[32] followed shortly by Mauritius.

Potential future members

Myanmar has expressed interest in upgrading its status from an observer to a full member of SAARC.[33] Russia has applied for observer status membership of SAARC.[34][35][36] Turkey applied for observer status membership of SAARC in 2012.[34][35][36] South Africa has participated in meetings.[37]

Secretariat

The SAARC Secretariat was established in Kathmandu on 16 January 1987 and was inaugurated by Late King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal.[38]

Regional Centres

The SAARC Secretariat is supported by following Regional Centres established in the Member States to promote regional co-operation. These Centres are managed by Governing Boards comprising representatives from all the Member States, SAARC Secretary-General and the Ministry of Foreign/External Affairs of the Host Government. The Director of the Centre acts as Member Secretary to the Governing Board which reports to the Programming Committee. After 31 December 2015, there 6 regional centers were stopped by unanimous decision. These are SMRC, SFC, SDC, SCZMC, SIC, SHRDC.[39]

Regional Centre Location Country Website
SAARC Agricultural Centre (SAC) Dhaka Bangladesh http://www.sac.org.bd/}}
SAARC Meteorological Research Centre (SMRC) Dhaka Bangladesh
SAARC Forestry Centre (SFC) Thimphu Bhutan
SAARC Development Fund (SDF) Thimphu Bhutan http://www.sdfsec.org/}}
SAARC Documentation Centre (SDC) New Delhi India
SAARC Disaster Management Centre (SDMC) Gandhinagar India http://saarc-sdmc.org//}}
SAARC Coastal Zone Management Centre (SCZMC) Malé Maldives
SAARC Information Centre (SIC) Kathmandu Nepal
SAARC Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Centre (STAC) Kathmandu Nepal http://www.saarctb.org/}}
SAARC Human Resources Development Centre (SHRDC) Islamabad Pakistan
SAARC Energy Centre (SEC) Islamabad Pakistan http://www.saarcenergy.org/}}
SAARC Cultural Centre (SCC) Colombo Sri Lanka http://www.saarcculture.org/}}

Apex and Recognised Bodies

SAARC has six Apex Bodies,[40] they are-

  • SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI),
  • South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation in Law(SAARCLAW),[41]
  • South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA),
  • South Asia Foundation (SAF),
  • South Asia Initiative to End Violence Against Children (SAIEVAC),
  • Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature (FOSWAL)

Amjad Hussain B. Sial is the current Secretary General of SAARC.

SAARC also has about 17 recognised bodies.[40]

SAARC Disaster Management Centre

South Asia Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Disaster Management Centre (SDMC-IU) has been set up at Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management (GIDM) Campus, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Eight Member States, i.e. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are expected to be served by the SDMC (IU).

The SDMC (IU) is entrusted with the responsibility to serve Member States by providing policy advice, technical support on system development, capacity building services and training for holistic management of disaster risk in the SAARC region. The centre also facilitates exchange of information and expertise for effective and efficient management of disaster risk.

Political issues

Lasting peace and prosperity in South Asia has been elusive because of the various ongoing conflicts in the region. Political dialogue is often conducted on the margins of SAARC meetings which have refrained from interfering in the internal matters of its member states.[42] During the 12th and 13th SAARC summits, extreme emphasis was laid upon greater cooperation between the SAARC members to fight terrorism.[43][44]

The 19th SAARC summit scheduled to be held in Pakistan was called off as India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan decided to boycott it.[45][46] It was for the first time that four countries boycotted a SAARC summit, leading to its cancellation.[47][48]

South Asian Free Trade Area

SAFTA was envisaged primarily as the first step towards the transition to a South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) leading subsequently towards a Customs Union, Common Market and the Economic Union. In 1995, Sixteenth session of the Council of Ministers (New Delhi, 18–19 December 1995) agreed on the need to strive for the realisation of SAFTA and to this end, an Inter-Governmental Expert Group (IGEG) was set up in 1996 to identify the necessary steps for progressing to a free trade area. The Tenth SAARC Summit (Colombo, 29–31 July 1998) decided to set up a Committee of Experts (COE) to draft a comprehensive treaty framework for creating a free trade area within the region, taking into consideration the asymmetries in development within the region and bearing in mind the need to fix realistic and achievable targets.

The SAFTA Agreement was signed on 6 January 2004 during Twelfth SAARC Summit held in Islamabad, Pakistan. The Agreement entered into force on 1 January 2006, and the Trade Liberalisation Programme commenced from 1 July 2006. Under this agreement, SAARC members will bring their duties down to 20 percent by 2009. Following the Agreement coming into force the SAFTA Ministerial Council (SMC) has been established comprising the Commerce Ministers of the Member States.[49] In 2012 the SAARC exports increased substantially to US$354.6 billion from US$206.7 billion in 2009. Imports too increased from US$330 billion to US$602 billion over the same period. But the intra-SAARC trade amounts to just a little over 1% of SAARC's GDP. In contrast to SAARC, in ASEAN (which is actually smaller than SAARC in terms of the size of the economy) the intra-bloc trade stands at 10% of its GDP.

SAFTA was envisaged to gradually move towards the South Asian Economic Union, but the current intra-regional trade and investment relation are not encouraging and it may be difficult to achieve this target. The SAARC intra-regional trade stands at just five percent on the share of intra-regional trade in overall trade in South Asia. Similarly, foreign direct investment is also dismal. The intra-regional FDI flow stands at around four percent of the total foreign investment.[50]

The Asian Development Bank has estimated that inter-regional trade in SAARC region possessed the potential of shooting up agricultural exports by $14 billion per year from existing level of $8 billion to $22 billion. The study by Asian Development Bank states that against the potential average SAARC intra-regional trade of $22 billion per year, the actual trade in South Asia has been only around $8 billion. The uncaptured potential for intra-regional trade is therefore $14 billion per year, i.e. 68%.[51][52]

SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme

The SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme was launched in 1992. The leaders at the Fourth Summit (Islamabad, 29–31 December 1988), realizing the importance of people-to-people contact among SAARC countries, decided that certain categories of dignitaries should be entitled to a Special Travel document. The document would exempt them from visas within the region. As directed by the Summit, the Council of Ministers regularly kept under review the list of entitled categories.

Currently, the list included 24 categories of entitled persons, which include dignitaries, judges of higher courts, parliamentarians, senior officials, entrepreneurs, journalists, and athletes.

The Visa Stickers are issued by the respective Member States to the entitled categories of that particular country. The validity of the Visa Sticker is generally for one year. The implementation is reviewed regularly by the Immigration Authorities of SAARC Member States.[53]

Awards

SAARC Award

The Twelfth Summit approved the SAARC Award to support individuals and organisations within the region. The main aims of the SAARC Award are:

  • To encourage individuals and organisations based in South Asia to undertake programmes and activities that complement the efforts of SAARC
  • To encourage individuals and organisations in South Asia contributing to bettering the conditions of women and children
  • To honour outstanding contributions and achievements of individuals and organisations within the region in the fields of peace, development, poverty alleviation, environmental protection, and regional cooperation
  • To honour any other contributions and achievement not covered above of individuals and organisations in the region.

The SAARC Award consists of a gold medal, a letter of citation, and cash prize of US$25,000 ({{INR}}15 lakhs). Since the institution of the SAARC Award in 2004, it has been awarded only once and the Award was posthumously conferred upon the late President Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh.[54]

SAARC Literary Award

The SAARC Literary Award is an annual award conferred by the Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature (FOSWAL) since 2001[55][56] which is an apex SAARC body.[57] Shamshur Rahman, Mahasweta Devi, Jayanta Mahapatra, Abhi Subedi, Mark Tully, Sitakant Mahapatra, Uday Prakash, Suman Pokhrel and Abhay K are some of the prominent recipients of this award.[58]

Nepali poet, lyricist, and translator Suman Pokhrel is the only poet/writer to get this award twice.[59]

SAARC Youth Award

The SAARC Youth Award is awarded to outstanding individuals from the SAARC region. The award is notable because of the recognition it gives to the Award winner in the SAARC region. The award is based on specific themes which apply to each year. The award recognises and promotes the commitment and talent of the youth who give back to the world at large through various initiatives such as Inventions, Protection of the Environment and Disaster relief. The recipients who receive this award are ones who have dedicated their lives to their individual causes to improve situations in their own countries as well as paving a path for the SAARC region to follow.

The Committee for the SAARC Youth Award selects the best candidate based on his/her merits and their decision is final.[60]

Previous Winners:

  • 1997: Outstanding Social Service in Community Welfare – Mohammed Sukur Salek (Bangladesh)
  • 1998: New Inventions and Shanu — Najmul Hasnain Shah (Pakistan)
  • 2001: Creative Photography: South Asian Diversity – Mushfiqul Alam (Bangladesh)
  • 2002: Outstanding contribution to protect the Environment – Masil Khan (Pakistan)
  • 2003: Invention in the Field of Traditional Medicine – Hassan Sher (Pakistan)
  • 2004: Outstanding contribution to raising awareness of TB and/or HIV/AIDS – Ajij Prasad Poudyal (Nepal)
  • 2006: Promotion of Tourism in South Asia – Syed Zafar Abbas Naqvi (Pakistan)
  • 2008: Protecting the Environment in South Asia – Uswatta Liyanage Deepani Jayantha (Sri Lanka)
  • 2009: Outstanding contribution to humanitarian works in the aftermath of Natural Disasters – Ravikant Singh (India)
  • 2010: Outstanding contribution for the Protection of Environment and mitigation of Climate Change – Anoka Primrose Abeyrathne (Sri Lanka)

Anthem

SAARC does not have an official anthem like some other regional organisations (e.g. ASEAN).[61] A poem by poet-diplomat Abhay Kumar spurred a search for a better SAARC anthem.[62] Nepal's foreign minister has expressed the need for an SAARC anthem to connect SAARC nations.[63] Nepal at the 18th summit in Kathmandu in November 2014 planned to introduce proposal for an SAARC Anthem in the agenda of summit when heads of all member states meet here.[61]

Secretaries-General of SAARC

# Name Country Took office Left office
1 Abul Ahsan Bangladesh}} 16 January 1985 15 October 1989
2 Kant Kishore Bhargava India}} 17 October 1989 31 December 1991
3 Ibrahim Hussein Zaki Maldives}} 1 January 1992 31 December 1993
4 Yadav Kant Silwal Nepal}} 1 January 1994 31 December 1995
5 Naeem U. Hasan Pakistan}} 1 January 1996 31 December 1998
6 Nihal Rodrigo Sri Lanka}} 1 January 1999 10 January 2002
7 Q. A. M. A. Rahim Bangladesh}} 11 January 2002 28 February 2005
8 Chenkyab Dorji Bhutan}} 1 March 2005 29 February 2008
9 Sheel Kant Sharma India}} 1 March 2008 28 February 2011
10 Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed Maldives}} 1 March 2011 11 March 2012
11 Ahmed Saleem Maldives}} 12 March 2012 28 February 2014
12 Arjun Bahadur Thapa Nepal}} 1 March 2014 28 February 2017
13 Amjad Hussain B. Sial Pakistan}} 1 March 2017 Incumbent

SAARC summits

{{main|List of SAARC summits}}
No Date Country Host Host leader
1st 7–8 December 1985 Bangladesh Dhaka Ataur Rahman Khan
2nd 16–17 November 1986 India Bengaluru Rajiv Gandhi
3rd 2–4 November 1987 Nepal Kathmandu King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah
4th 29–31 December 1988 Pakistan Islamabad Benazir Bhutto
5th 21–23 November 1990 Maldives Malé Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
6th 21 December 1991 Sri Lanka Colombo Ranasinghe Premadasa
7th 10–11 April 1993 Bangladesh Dhaka Khaleda Zia
8th 2–4 May 1995 India New Delhi P V Narasimha Rao
9th 12–14 May 1997 Maldives Malé Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
10th 29–31 July 1998 Sri Lanka Colombo Chandrika Kumaratunga
11th 4–6 January 2002 Nepal Kathmandu Sher Bahadur Deuba
12th 2–6 January 2004 Pakistan Islamabad Zafarullah Khan Jamali
13th 12–13 November 2005 Bangladesh Dhaka Khaleda Zia
14th 3–4 April 2007 India New Delhi Manmohan Singh
15th 1–3 August 2008 Sri Lanka Colombo Mahinda Rajapaksa
16th 28–29 April 2010 Bhutan Thimphu Jigme Thinley
17th 10–11 November 2011 Maldives Addu Mohammed Nasheed
18th 26–27 November 2014[64] Nepal Kathmandu Sushil Koirala
19th 9–10 November 2016 Pakistan Islamabad Cancelled
20th 2019 Sri Lanka Colombo Maithripala Sirisena

Current leaders of SAARC

Current leaders

CountryPresident / Head of StatePrime Minister
Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani{{small>(CEO)}}
Bangladesh Abdul Hamid Sheikh Hasina
Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Lotay Tshering
India Ram Nath KovindNarendra Modi
Maldives Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Nepal Bidhya Devi Bhandari Khadga Prasad Oli
Pakistan Arif Alvi Imran Khan
Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena Ranil Wickremesinghe

See also

{{Portal|SAARC|India|Nepal|Bangladesh}}
  • ASEAN and India's Look-East connectivity projects
  • Asia Cooperation Dialogue
  • SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • Bangladesh Bhutan India Nepal Initiative
  • BIMSTEC
  • Indian-Ocean Rim Association
  • List of SAARC summits
  • Mekong–Ganga Cooperation
  • SAARC satellite
  • South Asian University
  • South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation
  • Director of SAARC

Notes

1. ^{{cite web |title=Curriculum Vitae Of H. E. Mr. Amjad Hussain B. Sial Secretary General Of SAARC |url=http://saarc-sec.org/secretary_general |website=SAARC Secretariat |accessdate=12 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013065427/http://saarc-sec.org/secretary_general |archive-date=13 October 2017 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2015/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=88&pr.y=15&sy=2015&ey=2015&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=512,556,513,514,558,564,524,534&s=NGDPD,PPPGDP&grp=0&a=|title=Report for Selected Countries and Subjects|work=imf.org}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://esa.un.org/unpd/wup/CD-ROM/|title=World Urbanization Prospects — Population Division — United Nations|work=un.org|access-date=17 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218125411/http://esa.un.org/unpd/wup/CD-ROM/|archive-date=18 February 2015|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}
4. ^.asia is representative of all of Asia; member states also have their own TLDs.
5. ^{{cite news |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1156839/rest-peace-saarc-tug-war-india-pakistan/ |title=Rest in peace SAARC: The tug of war between India and Pakistan |date=6 August 2016 |first=Naveed |last=Ahmad |publisher=The Express Tribune |website=tribune.com.pk |access-date=7 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807134934/http://tribune.com.pk/story/1156839/rest-peace-saarc-tug-war-india-pakistan/ |archive-date=7 August 2016 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.saarc-sec.org/SAARC-Charter/5/ |title=Charter of SAARC |website=SAARC Secretariat |accessdate=10 November 2013}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://aric.adb.org/fta/south-asian-free-trade-area|title=South Asian Free Trade Area Free Trade Agreement|last=Center|first=Asia Regional Integration|website=aric.adb.org|access-date=2018-03-02}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://jang.com.pk/important_events/saarc_2004/history.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064044/http://jang.com.pk/important_events/saarc_2004/history.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |dead-url=yes |title=12th SAARC Summit Islamabad: History and Evolution of SAARC |df=dmy-all }}
9. ^{{cite news |date=1 August 2008 |title=History and mission of SAARC |url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2008/08/01/saarc02.asp |location=Colombo |newspaper=Daily News |accessdate=10 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110182400/http://archives.dailynews.lk/2008/08/01/saarc02.asp |archive-date=10 November 2013 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}
10. ^{{cite web|last=Muhammad|first=Jamshed Iqbal|title=SAARC: Origin, Growth, Potential and Achievements |url=http://www.nihcr.edu.pk/Latest_English_Journal/SAARC_Jamshed_Iqbal.pdf|work=National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research in Islamabad|accessdate=11 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111092347/http://www.nihcr.edu.pk/Latest_English_Journal/SAARC_Jamshed_Iqbal.pdf |archive-date=11 November 2013|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}}
11. ^"A Brief on SAARC." South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202114138/http://saarc-sec.org/main.php?id=76 |date=2 December 2008 }} No date. See for a complete historical account of SAARC e.g. Michael, Arndt (2013). India's Foreign Policy and Regional Multilateralism (Palgrave Macmillan), pp. 57–112.
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://jang.com.pk/important_events/saarc_2004/history.html |title=History and Evolution of SAARC |work=Jang Media Research Unit |accessdate=11 November 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111092417/http://jang.com.pk/important_events/saarc_2004/history.html |archivedate=11 November 2013 |df=dmy-all }}
13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.mohe.gov.af/saarc.afg/about%20us.html |title=About SAARC |website=SAARC Secretariat |accessdate=11 November 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111090614/http://www.mohe.gov.af/saarc.afg/about%20us.html |archivedate=11 November 2013 |df=dmy-all }}
14. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.saarc-sec.org/userfiles/01-Dhaka-1stSummit1985.pdf |title=1st Summit Declaration |work=SAARC Secretariat |accessdate=10 November 2013}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2015/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=54&pr.y=16&sy=2013&ey=2015&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=512,556,513,514,558,564,524,534&s=NGDPD,NGDPDPC,PPPGDP,PPPPC,LUR,LP,GGX&grp=0&a=|title=Report for Selected Countries and Subjects|work=imf.org}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/rankorder/rankorderguide.html|title=The World Factbook|work=cia.gov}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.PRM.NENR|title=Net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) - Data|work=worldbank.org}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.SEC.ENRR/countries|title=Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes (%) - Data|work=worldbank.org}}
19. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4624e.pdf |title=Regional Overview of Food Insecurity: Asia and the Pacific |date=2015 |publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |access-date=2 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924011158/http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4624e.pdf |archive-date=24 September 2015 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}
20. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.saarc-sec.org |title=South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |website=SAARC Secretariat |accessdate=27 June 2014}}
21. ^{{cite news |date=28 August 2005 |title=Afghanistan keen to join SAARC |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/aug/28afghan3.htm |newspaper=rediff web services |accessdate=11 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111112752/http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/aug/28afghan3.htm |archive-date=11 November 2013 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}
22. ^{{cite news |date=4 April 2004 |title=Afghanistan inducted as 8th member: 14th Saarc summit begins |url=http://dawn.com/news/240651/afghanistan-inducted-as-8th-member-14th-saarc-summit-begins |newspaper=Dawn |accessdate=11 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111114051/http://dawn.com/news/240651/afghanistan-inducted-as-8th-member-14th-saarc-summit-begins |archive-date=11 November 2013 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}
23. ^{{cite book |last=Sáez |first=Lawrence |date=2012 |title=The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC): An emerging collaboration architecture |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yTzKWI42uR4C&pg=PT58 |publisher=Routledge |location=Abingdon, Oxon |pages=58– |isbn=978-1-136-67108-1}}
24. ^"South Asia: Afghanistan Joins World's Largest Regional Grouping." Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 3 April 2007.
25. ^{{cite web |url=http://saarc-sec.org/Cooperation-with-Observers/13/ |title=Cooperation with Observers |website=SAARC Secretariat |accessdate=8 March 2014}}
26. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.colombopage.com/archive_08/July3042729CH.html |title=Sri Lanka, 7 - 30 - 2008: Australia and Myanmar to admit as SAARC observers - Sri Lanka official |work=ColomboPage}}
27. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullstory.asp?filename=6a6Za3za.9amal&folder=aHaoamW&Name=Home&dtSiteDate=20060802 |title=thehimalayantimes.com |access-date=2 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209052654/http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullstory.asp?filename=6a6Za3za.9amal&folder=aHaoamW&Name=Home&dtSiteDate=20060802 |archive-date=9 February 2009 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }} {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209052654/http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullstory.asp?filename=6a6Za3za.9amal&folder=aHaoamW&Name=Home&dtSiteDate=20060802 |date=9 February 2009 }}
28. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.island.lk/2008/07/23/news2.html|title=The Island-News|work=island.lk}}
29. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.saarc-sec.org/Cooperation-with-Observers/13/ |title=Cooperation with Observers |website=SAARC Secretariat |accessdate=16 November 2012}}
30. ^"SAARC to grant observer status to US, S Korea, EU {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210145826/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=68654965-9d60-4718-ae85-82acf647aa45 |date=10 December 2008 }} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210145826/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=68654965-9d60-4718-ae85-82acf647aa45 |date=10 December 2008 }}." Hindustan Times. 2 August 2006.
31. ^Waliur Rahman. "US and S Korea to observe SAARC." BBC News {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060412181955/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4900498.stm |date=12 April 2006 }}, 11 April 2008.
32. ^{{cite news |date=4 March 2007 |title=Iran requests for observer status in SAARC |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2007-03/04/content_818998.htm |newspaper=China Daily}}
33. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.orfonline.org/cms/sites/orfonline/modules/analysis/AnalysisDetail.html?cmaid=14854&mmacmaid=14855 |title=SAARC and Myanmar: Observer Research Foundation |access-date=6 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212141859/http://www.orfonline.org/cms/sites/orfonline/modules/analysis/AnalysisDetail.html?cmaid=14854&mmacmaid=14855 |archive-date=12 December 2013 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }} {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212141859/http://www.orfonline.org/cms/sites/orfonline/modules/analysis/AnalysisDetail.html?cmaid=14854&mmacmaid=14855 |date=12 December 2013 }}
34. ^{{cite news |date=16 February 2014 |title=Russia, Turkey seek observer status in SAARC |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/russia-turkey-seek-observer-status-in-saarc/articleshow/30517011.cms |work=The Economic Times |agency=IANS |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623012720/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/russia-turkey-seek-observer-status-in-saarc/articleshow/30517011.cms |archivedate=23 June 2017 |df=dmy-all }}
35. ^SAARC The Changing Dimensions: UNU-CRIS Working Papers United Nations University {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020123535/http://www.cris.unu.edu/fileadmin/workingpapers/W-2008-8_01.pdf |date=20 October 2013 }} {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020123535/http://www.cris.unu.edu/fileadmin/workingpapers/W-2008-8_01.pdf |date=20 October 2013 }}, Comparative Regional Integration Studies
36. ^Russia keen to join SAARC as observer {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424213547/http://news.oneindia.in/2006/11/22/russia-keen-to-join-saarc-as-observer-1164200695.html |date=24 April 2013 }}, Oneindia News
37. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/saarc-nations-call-for-transparency-in-social-sector_10024810.html|title=SAARC nations call for transparency in social sector|work=thaindian.com}}
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39. ^{{Cite web |url=http://saarc-sec.org/saarc-regional-centres |title=Saarc Secretariat |access-date=8 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809040239/http://saarc-sec.org/saarc-regional-centres |archive-date=9 August 2017 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}
40. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.saarc-sec.org/Apex-and-Recognised-Bodies/14/|title=South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation — Apex and Recognised Bodies|work=saarc-sec.org}}
41. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.saarclaw.org/index.php|title=SAARCLAW — South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation in Law|work=saarclaw.org}}
42. ^See for this aspect Michael, Arndt (2013). Sovereignty vs. Security: SAARC and its Role in the Regional Security Architecture in South Asia. Harvard Asia Quarterly Summer 2013, Vol. VX, No.2: 37-45
43. ^{{cite book |last=Jhawar |first=Shiv |date=2004 |title=Building a Noble World |page=44 |isbn=978-0-9749197-0-6}}
44. ^{{cite web |url=http://nobelprize.org|title=The Nobel Peace Prize for 2012|accessdate=12 October 2012}}
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49. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.saarc-sec.org/areaofcooperation/detail.php?activity_id=5|title=South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation — Area of Cooperation|work=saarc-sec.org}}
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51. ^{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/142861-ADB-urges-Safta-to-exploit-rich-trade-potential-of-member-countries |title=ADB urges Safta to exploit rich trade potential of member countries |access-date=22 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202004901/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/142861-ADB-urges-Safta-to-exploit-rich-trade-potential-of-member-countries |archive-date=2 February 2017 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}
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53. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.saarc-sec.org/SAARC-Visa-Exemption-Scheme/100/|title=South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation — SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme|work=saarc-sec.org}}
54. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.saarc-sec.org/SAARC-Award/70/|title=South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation — SAARC Award|work=saarc-sec.org}}
55. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.foundationsaarcwriters.com/literature/saarc-literary-awards |title=SAARC Literary Awards |accessdate=2013-11-02 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103223413/http://www.foundationsaarcwriters.com/literature/saarc-literary-awards |archivedate=3 November 2013 |df=dmy-all |website=Foundation Of SAARC Writers And Literature}}
56. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/books/five-writers-honoured-at-saarc-literature-festival/article1-1024426.aspx |title=Hindustan Times - Archive News |accessdate=2013-11-02 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110215810/http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/books/five-writers-honoured-at-saarc-literature-festival/article1-1024426.aspx |archivedate=10 November 2013 |df=dmy-all }} Five Writers honoured at SAARC Litearure Festival, Hindustan Times 11 March 2013
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61. ^Will SAARC have an anthem-like ASEAN? {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104203101/http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/will-saarc-have-an-anthem-like-asean/article1-1281988.aspx#sthash.PjRuwc4J.dpuf#sthash.PjRuwc4J.dpuf |date=4 November 2014 }} Hindustan Times, 3 November 2014
62. ^Indian diplomat's poem spurs search for SAARC anthem {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912184930/http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-indian-diplomat-s-poem-spurs-search-for-saarc-anthem-1947907 |date=12 September 2016 }} IANS 9 January 2014
63. ^Nepal foreign minister expresses need for an anthem to connect SAARC nations {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606225832/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/nepal-foreign-minister-expresses-need-for-an-anthem-to-connect-saarc-nations-114060601100_1.html |date=6 June 2014 }} Business Standard, 6 June 2014
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