Countries Leader Position Head of government Head of state Population (Million) GDP (nominal) World Bank SAARC Bangladesh Prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Abdul Hamid, President of Bangladesh 161.846 $205.3 bn ✔ ✔ Bhutan Prime minister Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, King of Bhutan 0.783 $2.2 bn ✔ ✔ India Prime minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India Ram Nath Kovind, President of India 1354040000 1,311.21 $2308.0 bn ✔ ✔ Myanmar President Htin Kyaw, President of Myanmar 54.363 $68.277 bn ✔ ✖ Nepal Prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal Bidhya Devi Bhandari, President of Nepal 28.4 $21.6 bn ✔ ✔ Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka 21.2 $80.4 bn ✔ ✔ Thailand Prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand King Vajiralongkorn (Rama X), King of Thailand 68.145 $409.724 bn ✔ ✖