Question

Write down the challenges facing SAARC.

SAARC Council -

Challenges Facing SAARC

Write the information of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).

Challenges of 'SAARC' to tackle

Answer 1

1. Zia-ur Rehman, President of Bangladesh felt that an organisation, which would work for the economic and social development in Asia needs to be established.
2. Accordingly, the first among the four meetings of foreign secretaries of Bangladesh, India, Bhutan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Nepal was convened in 1981, at Colombo.
3. In 1985, SAARC was established at the summit meeting held at Dhaka.
4. SAARC is laden with many difficult issues to tackle such as
   • Economic disparity among the member nations
   • Expenditure allotment for defence
   • Inadequate infrastructure
   • Underdevelopment of agricultural sector
   • Rising terrorism
   • Population explosion
   • Insufficient trade
   • Divergent political systems
   • Religious-lingual diversity, etc.