- Full-Form: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
- What is it?: SAARC is an economic and political organisation of eight countries in South Asia.
- Formation: SAARC was formed in 1985.
- Objective: The main objective of SAARC is to promote economic growth, social progress, and cultural development within the South Asia region.
- Headquarters: Kathmandu, Nepal.
- Members:
- Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan as the heads who adopted the charter formally.
- Afghanistan joined as the 8th member of SAARC in 2007.