Question

In which year, for the first time, SAARC meet was organized in India ?

1. 1986
2. 1995
3. 2007
4. None of the above

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : 1986

The correct answer is 1986.

• The second summit of SAARC was held in Bangalore, India in 1986.
• It was the first SAARC summit in India.

• The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established in Dhaka on 8 December 1985.
• SAARC comprises eight Member States: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
• Secretariat: Kathmandu.
• The outcome of the 1986 meeting:
  •  The Heads of State or Government welcomed the signing of MoU on the establishment of the SAARC Secretariat by the Council of Ministers and their decision to locate the Secretariat in Kathmandu.
  • The first Secretary-General: Abul Ahsan of Bangladesh.
• Other meets in India:
  • ​The eighth summit, held in New Delhi in May 1995.
  • The fourteenth summit, held in New Delhi, India in April 2007.