South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Date of establishment - December 8, 1985 Secretariat - in Kathmandu, Nepal Secretariat - established in January, 1987 and consist of 7 divisions Organization to promote a mutual cooperation of the Southwest Asia's economic, social, culture etc South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Date of establishment - December 8, 1985 Secretariat - in Kathmandu, Nepal Secretariat - established in January, 1987 and consist of 7 divisions Organization to promote a mutual cooperation of the Southwest Asia's economic, social, culture etc South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Date of establishment - December 8, 1985 Organization to promote a mutual cooperation of the Southwest Asia's economic, social, culture etc

Start by Bangladesh president Zia ur Raham's proposal April 21~23, The Bangladeshi was accepted August 1~2, 1983 SAARC adopted in New Delhi December 7~8, 1985 establishing SAARC

Political unstability in South Asia Economic backwardness in South Asia Political dependency on the outside forces Passive diplomacy of the minor nations 1999, 12 canceled a scheduled summit 2005, 11 adopted Dhaka declaration 2006, 8 approved EU, America and Korea's Joining to observers 2007, 4 adopted New Delhi declaration

Education, Culture, Sports Environment Agriculture Communications Transport Women in Development SAARC etc

Exchanging Germplasm, Breeding Materials on Livestock and Fishery Genetic Engineering and Bio-Technology Mechanization of Postal Operations Financial Services Expedited Mail Service (EMS) Letter Writing Competitions

Programs on environmentally sound land and water use planning Biodiversity management Assistance mechanism for disaster and regional cooperation SAARC Women's Journals Women's education and training Exhibitions on Handicrafts and Design by Women

During the Fifteenth Summit(Colombo, 2008) following agreements were signed Food bank focused discussion of the installation and Terrorism response issues Expansion of regional cooperation and regional economic revitalization

SAARC Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Protocol of Accession of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area SAARC Regional Energy Trade Study, 2008 SAARC Study on Potential of Trade in Services under SAFTA Agreement, 2008

Regional study on Green House Effect and its Impact on the Region Environment and Climate Change Regional Study On The Causes And Consequences Of Natural Disasters And The Protection of The Environment SAARC Secretariat Publications September 02, 2010

16 th SAARC summit in Thimpu, Bhutan to focus on regional coordination in tacklig climate change, news reports said Discussion on Road Map for Developing SAARC Market for Electricity & Expert Group on Electricity & SAARC Market for Electricity 25 August 2010 India 2010, 8. 25

The SAPTA was signed on 11 April 1993 and entered into force on 7 December 1995 SAPTA of the motivation Coverage of SAPTA Raw materials, semi-processed and processed products and all type of manufactured goods

Special treatment for LDCS Preferential Tariff, Elimination of non-tariff barriers and additional trade barriers. Etc. LDCS(Least Developed Countries) Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Afghanistan, Nepal..

Tariff reduction (2006~2016) LDCS - 30% tariff cuts by 2008 & 0~5% tariff cuts by 2016 Non-LDCS - 20% tariff cuts by 2006 to 2008 & 0~5% tariff cuts by 2016 If the tariff is 30%(LCD) or 20%(NLDC) is reduced by 5% in two years

Sensitive products List ( 출처 : SAARC 사무국 )

Compensation and Technical assistance for LDCS Four years to compensate for tax revenues Five years to compensate for tax revenues

What is Indophobia? The cause of Indophobia Between India and the rest of the nation’s national resource The Historical background of South Asia Contradictory foreign policy of India, South Asia

The relationship between India and Pakistan

The Trade Structure Relies on India Absorption of the economies concerned about India 출처 : Government of India, Ministry of Commerce(2005) ( 단위 : US ＄ mil.)

Lack of capital Avoidance of important issues Absence of complementary economic Discrepancies between the attitude of member states Action plan focusing on the lack of substantial investment and development Irrational use of poor financial

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