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Title : SAARC and its impact on Indian Economy
Acknowledgement
Title page
Content page
Objectives
Introduction: Evolution of SAARC - Formation, Proposal
Rationale for Regional Cooperation: Economic integration Basic objectives of such economic grouping Potential areas of cooperation between the member countries
Objectives of SAARC
The management of SAARC: Highest authority Number of summits to date Policy formulation Regional centers
India 's trade relation with SAARC members: Commodity composition of India 's exports to SAARC countries Commodity composition of India 's imports from SAARC countries
Share of the SAARC nations in India 's export trade with South Asia in last five years: Table and graph (bar or pie chart)
Share of the SAARC nations in India 's import trade with South Asia in last five years: Table and graph (bar or pie chart)
Trade potential: Products, water resources, energy related activities, training, road-rail links, coastal shipping, tourism
Cooperation troubles
Conclusion
Bibliography
SAARC and its impact on Indian Economy
Introduction: Evolution of SAARC - Formation, Proposal
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) comprises the seven countries of South Asia, i.e. Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It is an Association based on the consciousness that in an increasingly interdependent world, the objectives of peace, freedom, social justice and economic prosperity are best achieved in the South Asian region by fostering mutual understanding, good neighbourly relations and meaningful cooperation among the Member States which are bound by ties of history and culture.
Proposal- The idea of regional 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 on
Bibliography: Number of summits to date- Seventeen SAARC summits have been held to date:- 1) First SAARC Summit, Dhaka, 1985 2) Second SAARC Summit, Bangalore, 1986 3) Third SAARC Summit, Kathmandu, 1987 4) Fourth Summit, Islambad, 1988 5) Fifth SAARC Summit, Male ', 1990 6) Sixth SAARC Summit, Colombo, 1991 7) Seventh SAARC Summit 8) Eighth SAARC Summit, New Delhi 1995 9) Ninth SAARC Summit, Male ', 1997 10) Tenth SAARC Summit, Colombo, 1998 11) Eleventh SAARC Summit, Kathmandu, 2002 12) Twelfth SAARC Summit, Islamabad, 2004 13) Thirteenth SAARC Summit, Dhaka, 2005 14) Fourteenth SAARC Summit, New Delhi, 2007 15) Fifteenth SAARC Summit, Colombo, 2008 16) Sixteenth SAARC Summit, Thimphu, 2010 17) Seventeenth SAARC Summit, Addu City, 2011