Chabahar Port
Eurasia News Digest(16-30 November, 2024)

Russia & Central Asia

Turkmenistan tightening exit rules for citizens seeking to travel to Uzbekistan
Turkmen authorities are cracking down on cross-border tourism with Uzbekistan reportedly because it highlights Ashgabat’s ....

West Asia Roundup: May 2024

Abstract
India and Iran signed a Chabahar port management contract for a ten-year period which had been agreed to during PM Modi’s visit in 2016 but took time to formalize. This will ensure India’s access to Afghanistan and Cen....

Eurasia News Digest (16-30 April, 2024)

Russia & Central Asia

Kazakhstan Commits $448.2 Million to Boost Recycling Infrastructure
The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources will allocate 200 billion tenge ($448.2 million) to finance the construction and moderniza....

Neighborhood News Digest- 10 April 2024

Afghanistan
Strategic Meeting Held to Find Alternative Trade Avenues: Ministry-Tolo News
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce said that in the first meeting to explore alternate trade routes for Afghanistan with its regional ....

Takeaways from the First meeting of the India-Central Asia JWG on Chabahar Port

Background
The India-Central Asia Joint Working Group (JWG) on Chabahar Port had its first meeting in Mumbai on April 12–13, 2023. The Deputy Ministers and Senior Officials of the Republics of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkme....

Revitalization of INSTC and Prospects of the Greater Eurasian Connectivity

The geostrategic significance of Central Asia is very much important from India’s foreign policy and domestic policy points of view. Central Asia shares a border with China in the East, Caspian in the West, Russia in the North, and Iran and Afghani....

Why are Central Asian Republics wooing Pakistan?

The emerging regional security threats post-US withdrawal from Afghanistan has led to an active engagement between Pakistan and Central Asian republics (CARs). The US and NATO forces were scheduled to be withdrawn from Afghanistan by 11 September 202....

Iran’s Presidential Elections

The Presidential election in Iran has resulted in Mr. Ebrahim Raisi’s victory by 62 percent of the votes. The election coincided with the talks in Vienna to revive the nuclear deal. Both the events came at a time when the situation in Afghanistan ....

Second China-Central Asia (C+C5) Foreign Ministers Meet: Major Takeaways

Background
China’s relations with its Central Asian neighbours have been complicated. Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Central Asia has been crucial for Chinese foreign policy for two reasons. First, the security of its nor....

Central Asia: Three Decades of Developments

Central Asia, located between the East and the West has always been been at the centre of power struggle between major powers such as Russia, China, US and West. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the leaders of these independent republics, adop....

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