Correct Option: D

SAARC is dedicated to economic, technological, social, and cultural development emphasising collective self-reliance. It is an organization for regional cooperation desirous of promoting peace, stability, amity and progress in the region through strict adherence to the principles of the United Nations Charter and Non-Alignment, particularly respect for the principles of sovereign equality, territorial integrity, national independence, non-use of force and noninterference in the internal affairs of other States and peaceful settlement of all disputes.