The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of states in South Asia. Its member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.SAARC comprises 3% of the world's land area, 21% of the world's population and 5.21% (USD 4.47 …

Muslim communities in South Asia apply a system of religious stratification. It developed as a result of ethnic segregation between the foreign conquerors/ Upper caste Hindus who converted to Islam (also known as tabqa-i ashrafiyya) and the local converts (Ajlaf) as well as the continuation of the Indian caste system among local converts. Non-Ashrafs are converts from …

The South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) is a 2004 agreement that created a free-trade area of 1.6 billion people in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka with the vision of increasing economic cooperation and integration.. One of the major goals was to reduce customs duties of all traded goods to zero by 2016. . SAFTA required the …

South Asian ethnic groups are an ethnolinguistic grouping of the diverse populations of South Asia, including the nations of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, the Maldives and Sri Lanka. While Afghanistan is variously considered to be part of both Central Asia and South Asia, Afghans are generally not included among South Asians.. The majority of the population fall …

South Asia is home to several hundred languages, spanning the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Maldives and Sri Lanka.It is home to the third most spoken language in the world, Hindi–Urdu; and the sixth most spoken language, Bengali.The languages in the region mostly comprise Indo-Iranic and Dravidian languages, and further …

Asian cuisine includes several major regional cuisines: Central Asian, East Asian, North Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and West Asian.A cuisine is a characteristic style of cooking practices and traditions, usually associated with a specific culture.Asia, being the largest and most populous continent, is home to many cultures, many of which have their own characteristic …

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the history of South Asia: . History of South Asia – South Asia includes the contemporary political entities of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan, Bhutan, and the island nations of Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

North Myrtle Beach is a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States.It was created in 1968 from four existing municipalities, and is located about 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Myrtle Beach.It serves as one of the primary tourist destinations along the Grand Strand.As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,752, and in 2019 the estimated population was 16,819.

Communalism is a term used to denote attempts to construct religious or ethnic identity, incite strife between people identified as different communities, and to stimulate communal violence between those groups. It derives from history, differences in beliefs, and tensions between the communities. Communalism is a significant social issue in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri …

Stereotypes of South Asians are broadly believed impressions about individuals of South Asian origin that are often inconsistent with reality. While the impressions are wrongly presumed to be universally true for all people of South Asian origin, these stereotypes adversely affect the South Asians as well as the acculturation process.. With 20th century immigration of South …