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India-Central Asia Business Council: Reinvigorating India-Central Asia Economic Engagement
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF

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...

February 10 , 2020 Business Council, Central Asia, Central Asia, Chabahar, FICCI, India, INSTC, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Tourism, trade, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, VIF Alerts, Commentary, International Relations and Diplomacy
Mike Pompeo’s Visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan: What to Expect?
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF

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...

January 30 , 2020 Article, Central Asia, Central Asia, China, EAEU, Geopolitics, Kazakhstan, Russia, USA, Uzbekistan, VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy
Geopolitics of Trans–Caspian Gas Pipeline
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF

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,...

January 20 , 2020 Article, Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, European Union, Geopolitics, Iran, Natural Gas, Pipeline, Russia, Turkmenistan, VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy
Trends in Central Asia in 2019
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF

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-...

January 14 , 2020 Article, Central Asia, Economic reforms in Uzbekistan, India- Central Asia Dialogue, IS threats, political rift in Kyrgyzstan, Power transition in Kazakhstan, SCO, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy
‘Second Consultative Meeting’ of Central Asian Leaders in Tashkent: A Significant Feature of Regional Integration in Central Asia
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF

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...

December 09 , 2019 Central Asia, Central Asian consultative meetings, VIF Alerts, Visions for Central Asian region, Commentary, International Relations and Diplomacy
किर्गिज़स्तान में जारी सियासी उठापटक : कौन है इसका जवाबदेह?
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF

मध्य एशिया में बसा किर्गिज़स्तान एक छोटा-सा गणराज्य है। यह सोवियत संघ के 1991 में ऐतिहासिक विघटन होने के बाद अपने स्वतंत्र अस्तित्व में आया। तब से ही यह लगातार राजनीतिक झंझावातों से गुजरता रहा है। इन सबके बावजूद किर्गिज़स्तान मध्य एशिया का...

November 21 , 2019 Central Asia, Hindi, Kyrgyz politicspolitical violence in KyrgyzstanKyrgyz presidency rivalry, VIF Alerts, Commentary, International Relations and Diplomacy
Islamic State’s Attack on Border Outpost in Tajikistan
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF

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...

November 15 , 2019 Central Asia, IS threat in Central Asia, Terror attack in Tajikistan, VIF Alerts, Commentary, International Relations and Diplomacy
US-Iran Conflict and its Impact on Central Asia: An Assessment
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF

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...

November 04 , 2019 Article, Central Asia, Iran and the CARs, SCO and Iran, US-Iran issues, VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy
India and Mongolia – The Spiritual Neighbours
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

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...

September 30 , 2019 Central Asia, India-Mongolia bond, Indo-Mongolia spiritual-material cooperation, VIF Alerts, Commentary, International Relations and Diplomacy
The ongoing Political Struggle in Kyrgyzstan: Who is Responsible?
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF

Kyrgyzstan is a small Central Asian Republic which has perceived political turmoil since it became independent after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. It is the only Central Asian republic which has been practicing democracy; however, it...

September 20 , 2019 Central Asia, Kyrgyz politics, Kyrgyz presidency rivalry, political violence in Kyrgyzstan, VIF Alerts, Commentary, International Relations and Diplomacy
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