PhD student, Department of Political Science, Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal, India-795003
Online published on 4 March, 2016.
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) established in 1985 can be seen as an attempt to enhance cooperation among the countries of South Asia in areas of mutual trust. SAARC has attracted the attention of the rest of the world, by various countries wanting to become observers and observers aspiring to full membership. China has shown its active interest in becoming full member of the SAARC, China is already one of nine observer's states. This paper analyses on beyond China's role in SAARC and factors of India's perception. This paper focuses on both opportunities and challenges that SAARC in China. What would be the opinion of the South Asian countries of China full membership? The expansion of membership and the observers of SAARC along the consolidation and speedy implementation of the programmes of the actions will only help the association to further grow in realizing its objective. There is enough opportunity for the growth of SAARC so are there numerous challenges confronting it.
Cooperation, Challenges, Opportunity, Membership, Engagement
