• Gaibul Preet
• Sadiq Ali

This study attempts to analysis the trade evolution between India and other SAARC member countries out the total share of India’s trade with the world from the financial year of 1996-97 to 2017-18. Elementary tools for calculating compound growth rate of India’s import and export to world and SAARC region and growth trends, are applied. Our general result being that there is an increase in net exports with all the member SAARC countries, a colossal amount of increase in export from India and relatively negligible increase in imports. Bangladesh is being the top member in the region trading with trade in terms of value. In addition it’s found that there are sudden changes in the trend due to the economical and political situations of the respective countries. Consequently, the study reckons how SAARC, especially India, is becoming the fastest growing region in the world.

SAARC, World trade, India-SAARC trade, Bi-lateral trade.

"India’s Trade Linkage with SAARC Countries ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.337-346, December 2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDZ06045.pdf

"India’s Trade Linkage with SAARC Countries ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp337-346, December 2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDZ06045.pdf