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Uzbekistan to become Observer of Eurasian Economic Union
March 27, 2020 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Introduction On March 6, the Uzbek government approved plans to apply for an observer status in the Russia led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The Cabinet forwarded the proposal to the chambers of the Oliy Majlis (parliament of Uz....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

Tags : Commentary , Russia , Central Asia , Uzbekistan , EUEU , Observer status , India. Eurasia , Trade and economy , Preferential trade agreement
India-Central Asia Business Council: Reinvigorating India-Central Asia Economic Engagement
February 10, 2020 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

On 6 February 2020, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) along with apex industrial bodies of the five Central Asian countries launched the India-Central Asia Business Council. In his address, External Affairs Minister, ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

Tags : Commentary , India , Kyrgyzstan , INSTC , Central Asia , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , trade , Chabahar , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Business Council , FICCI , Tourism
Mike Pompeo’s Visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan: What to Expect?
January 30, 2020 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, will pay an official visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan from February 1-4, 2020. He will be chairing a meeting of the ‘C5+1 forum’ at Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Earlier, the visit was scheduled to take place in earl....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

Tags : Article , China , Russia , Central Asia , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , USA , Geopolitics , EAEU
Geopolitics of Trans–Caspian Gas Pipeline
January 20, 2020 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline (TCGP) is designed to export natural gas from resource-rich Turkmenistan and to a certain amount from Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan by putting an underwater pipeline in the Caspian seabed. From Baku, Aze....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

Tags : Article , Russia , Iran , European Union , Turkmenistan , Azerbaijan , Caspian Sea , Natural Gas , Pipeline , Geopolitics
Trends in Central Asia in 2019
January 14, 2020 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

In 2019, a major highlight of political trends in Central Asia was the steady development of intraregional relations, driven primarily by Uzbek President Shawkat Mirziyoyev’s neighbourhood-first initiative. There were several other socio-economic ....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

Tags : Article , SCO , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Power transition in Kazakhstan , political rift in Kyrgyzstan , IS threats , Economic reforms in Uzbekistan , India- Central Asia Dialogue
‘Second Consultative Meeting’ of Central Asian Leaders in Tashkent: A Significant Feature of Regional Integration in Central Asia
December 09, 2019 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Background Uzbek President Shawkat Mirziyoyev’s efforts of re-channeling the regional cooperation among the Central Asian states seems to be fructifying lately. Since assuming power in December 2016, he garnered greater ambitions of get....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

Tags : Commentary , Central Asian consultative meetings , Visions for Central Asian region
किर्गिज़स्तान में जारी सियासी उठापटक : कौन है इसका जवाबदेह?
November 21, 2019 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

मध्य एशिया में बसा किर्गिज़स्तान एक छोटा-सा गणराज्य है। यह सोवियत संघ के 1991 में ऐतिहासिक विघटन ह....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

Tags : Hindi , Commentary , Kyrgyz politicspolitical violence in KyrgyzstanKyrgyz presidency rivalry
Islamic State’s Attack on Border Outpost in Tajikistan
November 15, 2019 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

In the night of 6 November 2019, a deadly attack on a Tajik outpost near to Uzbekistan’s border took place. According to the Tajik authorities, the clash between the attackers and security forces claimed 17 lives. Tajik authorities also claimed tha....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

Tags : Commentary , Terror attack in Tajikistan , IS threat in Central Asia
US-Iran Conflict and its Impact on Central Asia: An Assessment
November 04, 2019 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The Central Asian Republics (CARs) and The Islamic Republic of Iran have followed a mutual policy of increased political and economic cooperation in recent times, which is primarily based on age-old ethnocultural and historical ties between the two r....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

Tags : Article , Iran and the CARs , SCO and Iran , US-Iran issues
India and Mongolia – The Spiritual Neighbours
September 30, 2019 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Ironically, when one thinks of Mongolia the utter winter, cold climate, distance and exotic nature claim the mind-space. This is one country where Indians are loved probably due to the Buddhist connection and Himalayan heritage of the Mongolian peopl....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

Tags : Commentary , India-Mongolia bond , Indo-Mongolia spiritual-material cooperation
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