INDIAS TRADE RELATIONS WITH SAARC - SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SAFTA

India played a proactive role in determining the of South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) due to its economic strength. This study highlights recent trends Indias total trade relationship with SAFTA economies general, and each bloc members particularly during period, from 2010 2019.The paper employs compound annual growth ratetechnique find out rate exports imports. Also, trend analysis has been made on imports, tradebalance south countries. The shows that general both imports were increasing over time except negative export balance Pakistan import Maldives. Bhutan Bangladesh leading partners asian region. However, depending up political conditions trading countries exhibit characteristic unique their own country India.