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The first summit was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 7–8 December 1985 and was attended by the Government representatives and presidents of Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the kings of Bhutan and Nepal, and the prime minister of India.

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation was founded in Dhaka on 8th December, 1985. Its secretariat is based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The organization promotes development of economic and regional integration. It launched the South Asian Free Trade Area in 2006. SAARC maintains permanent diplomatic relations with the United Nations as an observer and has developed links with multilateral entities, including the European Union.

The second summit of SAARC was held in November 16–17 Bengaluru, India in 1986. The Heads of State or Government welcomed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of the SAARC Secretariat by the Council of Ministers and their decision to locate the Secretariat in Kathmandu and appoint Ambassador Abul Ahsan of Bangladesh as the first Secretary-General of south Asian association of regional cooperation.

The member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. SAARC was founded by seven states in 1985.

The first South Asian Games were hosted by Kathmandu, Nepal in 1984 and have since been held every two years except for some occasions. In 2004, it was decided to rename the games from South Asian Federation Games to South Asian Games.

The national security of a nation can be understood as the safety or security against the sovereignty, territorial Integrity, and terrorist threats etc. National security is defined in the militarized term. Every nation in the world maintains an army and makes weapons to prepare themselves to defend against any such incident and to protect the people and sovereignty of its nation. The border security, physical security is often related to national security. The military actions, number, and maintenance are vital in achieving national security.

SAARC stands for South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation. It is a regional intergovernmental organisation. It was founded on 8th December 1985 in Dhaka. The organisation promotes the development of economic and regional integration. Its member states include Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Mr. Abul Ahsan was elected as the first secretary general of SAARC.

IMF was founded in 1945. Its headquarters is in Washington D.C. At present, there are 190 members. Its aim is to promote global economic growth and financial stability.

Dalai Lama is the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people. Around 1950, due to the changing political landscape of China, plans were made to bring Tibet officially under Chinese control. But in March 1959, Tibetans took to the streets demanding an end to Chinese rule. Chinese People’s Republic troops crushed the revolt and thousands were killed. Fearing that the Chinese government would kill him, the Dalai Lama fled from Tibet to India with thousands of followers, where he was welcomed by Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Nehru gave him permission to form The Tibetan Government in exile in Dharamsala in India. Thus, Dalai Lama, and the refugees who followed him created a society in which Tibetan language, culture, arts and religion are promoted.