CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -India excludes Pakistan from a Saarc initiative.

Detailed explanation-2: -China isn’t part of SAARC because it isn’t a part of south Asia. More precisely China isn’t part of Indian sub-continent.

Detailed explanation-3: -Myanmar is not a member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. SAARC member states include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Detailed explanation-4: -The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established on 8 December 1985. The Secretariat of the Association was set up in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 17 January 1987. SAARC has eight member countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri-Lanka).

Detailed explanation-5: -SAARC was founded in Dhaka on 8 December 1985. Initially, there were 7 members in the SAARC but Afghanistan joined it on April 3, 2007. Now it has 8 members which include; Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, the Maldives, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.