An Association formed in 1985, with the objective of promoting welfare and strengthening collective self-reliance within South Asia and to cooperate with international organizations, is known as:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → SAARC
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was set up at Dhaka on 8 December 1985. Its charter names the aims given in the question: to promote the welfare of the peoples of South Asia, to strengthen collective self-reliance among its members, and to cooperate with international and regional organisations. It has eight members (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka), and its secretariat is in Kathmandu.