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The idea of regional cooperation in South Asia was first mooted in May 1980 by the then President of Bangladesh who addressed letters to the Heads of Governments of South Asia, stating his vision for the regional cooperation in the context of emerging international scenario.
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Source: SAARC Secretariat, available at http://saarc-sec.org/areas_of_cooperation/area_detail/economic-trade-and-finance/click-for-details_7 accessed on 22 January 2018.
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Source: ibid.
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SAARC Secretariat available at http://saarc-sec.org/areaofcooperation/detail.php?activity_id=47.
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Ratna, R.S. (2020). Three Decades of SAARC and the Unfinished Agenda of Regional Integration. In: Raihan, S., De, P. (eds) Trade and Regional Integration in South Asia. South Asia Economic and Policy Studies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3932-9_3
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