Abstract:
The regional cooperation among the South Asian Governments had made SAARC a
reality. This was to be used as a platform for wider dissemination of regional interests
and partaking in the progress of regional harmony. In fact there were many areas which
needed regional cooperation and each country has unique requirements. Among the
SAARC nations, India is the biggest and has more states bigger than many countries
who are members of SAARC. One being Kerala, which due to proximity to Sri Lanka on
geographical and demographical aspects, sharing of similar cultures and produces had
been influenced by the decisions taken at SAARC meetings. Many of the decisions
favouring Sri Lanka were in fact viewed to be against the interests of Kerala. This paper
is outlining the areas that are considered important in terms of the bilateral and
multilateral agreements and the need to have thorough inspections on the
commonalities between these regions and identify areas of mutual cooperation and
synergy.
