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The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was set up in 1985 by seven countries of the South Asian region, namely Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. With the admission of Afghanistan the membership of SAARC now stands at eight. Despite recognition of the need by the member countries for accelerating the process of regional cooperation for development, SAARC could not achieve much in the area of trade and economic cooperation. It was due largely to the existence of bilateral disputes, particularly between Pakistan and India, that the process of regional cooperation could not make an appreciable forward movement. However, during the last about five years, SAARC has displayed signs of vibrancy and progress in the area of economic integration and trade promotion. The agreement on establishing a South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) is an example. The improvement in prospects of development under SAARC has attracted an increasing number of states as Observers. In the last (15th) summit meeting of SAARC held in Colombo in August 2008, nine countries participated as Observers. This paper tries to look into the factors, which have encouraged other countries to seek association with SAARC as Observers. The paper would also discuss what benefits SAARC could get as a result of participation by a large number of countries as Observers.

Dr. Rashid Ahmad Khan. (2009) The Role Of Observers In Saarc , IPRI Journal, Volume-09, Issue-2.
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