who was the prime minister of india when saarc was formed
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Officially, the union was established in Dhaka with Kathmandu being union's secretariat-general.[12]  The first SAARC summit was held in Dhaka on 7â€“8 December 1985 and hosted by the President of Bangladesh Hussain Ershad.[13]  The declaration signed by King of Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuk, President of Pakistan Zia-ul-Haq, Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi, King of Nepal Birendra Shah, President of Sri Lanka JR Jayewardene, and President of Maldives Maumoon Gayoom.[13]