http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com South Asia Free Trade Agreement The South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) includes Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It became operational in 1 January 2006 with the purpose of reducing tariffs for intraregional trade... http://www.articlealley.com/article_83035_19.html 21st August 2006