India has excluded Pakistan from the list of SAARC member countries with which it will be connecting its state-of-the art National Knowledge Network. Through NKN scientific databases will be shared and remote access to advanced research facilities will be provided. SAARC is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of nations in South Asia. Its member states include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.