# South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

_Regional intergovernmental organisation_

- Type: Multilateral / regional organisation
- Also known as: SAARC
- Website: https://www.saarc-sec.org
- Last reviewed: 2026-08-19

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.

## Recent coverage

- [Muizzu's SAARC call puts a 1.94-billion-person bloc back on the agenda](https://www.goodmorningmaldives.com/news/muizzu-s-saarc-call-puts-a-1-94-billion-person-bloc-back-on-the-agenda) — 2026-07-28, Foreign Affairs — President Muizzu has called for SAARC's revival and offered the Maldives' good offices. Nine years without a summit have left South Asia the world's least integrated region — under 5% intra-regional trade across a bloc of 1.94 billion people.

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