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Islamic State’s Attack on Border Outpost in Tajikistan
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Assistant, 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 Assistant, 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 Assistant, 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
Recurring Clashes on Tajik-Kyrgyz Border over Raising of National Flags
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Assistant, VIF

On 22 July 2019, the border authorities of Tajikistan informed that a skirmish took place on the border with Kyrgyzstan which resulted in killing of one local resident and several others wounded. According to the Tajik media, this violent...

July 29 , 2019 border disputes in Central Asia, Border tension in Fergana Valley, Central Asia, Tajik-Kyrgyz spat, VIF Alerts, Commentary, International Relations and Diplomacy
Crisis in the Inflammable Gulf
Amb K P Fabian

We are witnessing a rapidly aggravating crisis that can result in the outbreak of hostilities with consequences, unintended, uncontrollable and possibly frightful for the region and the rest of the world. We have not seen any serious effort on...

July 25 , 2019 Central Asia, Gulf crisis, shipping in Strait of Hormuz, US-Iran-UK confrontation, VIF Alerts, Commentary, International Relations and Diplomacy
Chabahar Port - A Rethink is Needed
Rajesh Soami

Russian, Chinese, American and Pakistani representatives met in Beijing on the 10th and 11th of July to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. This was the third such consultation between Russia, China and the US, and the first in which Pakistan...

July 19 , 2019 Central Asia, Chabahar Port, Iran’s changed priorities, US Sanctions, VIF Alerts, Commentary, International Relations and Diplomacy
More Needs to be Done to Revitalise Chabahar Project
Gautam Sen

The latest Govt. of India`s regular budget of 2019-20, has a meagre allocation of Rs. 45 crore for the development and operationalising of Chahbahar Port infrastructure under the Ministry of External Affairs line of credit to finance this...

July 10 , 2019 Central Asia, Chabahar Port, India-Iran relations, India’s access to Central Asia, VIF Alerts, Commentary, International Relations and Diplomacy
India and SCO Summit at Bishkek and Beyond
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

India has completed two years as a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), and therefore it would be useful to assess the worth and utility of being a member of such an organization. There is no gainsaying in the fact that it...

June 24 , 2019 Central Asia, Indo-CARs relations, SCO leaders’ meeting, SCO Summit 2019, VIF Alerts, Commentary, International Relations and Diplomacy
नज़रबायेव के बाद कज़ाकस्तान का भविष्य: आकलन
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Assistant, VIF

कज़ाकस्तान के राष्ट्रपति नूरसुल्तान नज़रबायेव ने 19 मार्च 2019 को टेलीविजन संदेश के जरिये ऐतिहासिक घोषणा करते हुए इस्तीफा दे दिया। उन्होंने कहा कि यह फैसला आसान नहीं है, लेकिन वह कज़ाकस्तान की राजनीति में नेताओं की युवा पीढ़ी के लिए रास्ता साफ करना...

June 12 , 2019 Article, Central Asia, Hindi, VIF Alerts, अंतरिम राष्ट्रपति का शपथ, कज़ाकस्तान के राष्ट्रपति का सत्ता हस्तांतरण, सामाजिक-आर्थिक क्षेत्रों में चुनौतियों, International Relations and Diplomacy
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