SAARC also known as The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is the regional intergovernmental organisation in South Asia. 

Total 8 countries are members of SAARC.

1. Nepal 

2. Bhutan 

3. India 

4. the Maldives 

5. Sri Lanka 

6. Pakistan 

7. Bangladesh 

8. Afghanistan.

The First Summit: was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 7-8 December 1985, signed the SAARC charter on 8 December 1985 thereby establishing the regional association and study groups on the problems of terrorism, drug trafficking, etc.

Second Summit India: Date – 17-18 November 1986 in Bangalore. Appointment of Ambassador Abdul Ahsan of Bangladesh as the first Secretary-General of South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation.

3rd Summit: 2-4 November 1987 in Kathmandu, Nepal.

4^th Summit: 29-31 December 1988 in Islamabad, Pakistan.

5^th Summit: 21-23 November 1990 in Male, Maldives.

6^th Summit: 21 December 1991 in Colombo, Sri Lanka

8^th Summit: 2-4 May 1995, New Delhi, India

9^th Summit: 12-14 May 1997, Male, Maldives.

10^th Summit: 29-31 July 1998, Colombo, Sri Lanka

11^th Summit: 4-6 January 2002, Kathmandu, Nepal.

12^th Summit: 4-6 January 2004, Islamabad, Pakistan.

13^th Summit: 12-13 November 2005, Dhaka, Bangladesh

14^th Summit: 3-4 April 2007, New Delhi, India

15^th Summit: 1-3 August 2008, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

16^th Summit: 28-29 April 2010, Thimphu, Bhutan

17^th Summit: 10-11 November 2011, Addu City, Maldives.

18^th Summit: 26-27 November 2014, Kathmandu, Nepal.