AN ANALYTICAL REVIEW OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SAARC

Globalization today has revolutionized the world. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is the largest regional organization in the world representing the big portion of world population that approximately constitutes 25% of total population of the world. SAARC provides a platform to eight South Asian countries-Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Srilanka, Maldives, Bhutan and Afghanistan in order to discuss the regional economic and cultural matters. The role of SAARC is unavoidable in bringing about a change in the South Asian region. The 14th SAARC Summit concluded with a commitment to promote tranquility and development in the region. Moreover the expansion of SAARC will make an extensive optimism as all the SAARC nations made consent to build up a partnership for working together towards an economic collaboration and regional prosperity.