Celebrating 30 Years of SAARC

8 December 2015

On 8 December 1985, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Charter was signed by Heads of State/Government of SAARC Member States during the First SAARC Summit held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. SAARC promotes welfare economics, collective self-reliance among the countries of South Asia, and accelerated socio-cultural development in the South Asia region.

The Project Steering Committee on India-Bhutan Rail Links project met for the first time in New Delhi on...

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India and Sri Lanka are in talks to establish a ferry route between Rameswaram and Talaimannar. At the...

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The Governments of Bangladesh and Maldives have committed to further strengthen their longstanding friendship and deepen cooperation across...

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The sixth and final unit of the Punatsangchhu-II Hydropower Project was successfully synchronized with Bhutan’s national grid on...

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The Fifteenth Meeting of the Governing Board of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Cultural Centre...

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The Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO) and the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE) have...

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Mr. Vikram Misri, Foreign Secretary of the Government of India, visited Nepal on 17-18 August 2025 to strengthen...

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