International body / IFI
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
Regional intergovernmental organisation
A regional intergovernmental organisation of eight South Asian member states, established in 1985 to promote economic and regional integration, with its secretariat in Kathmandu. Regular Heads-of-State summits have not been held since 2014.
Last reviewed · First entity seeded into the reference layer; summary reflects public SAARC records.