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Is Taming the Dragon Possible in Central Asia?
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Background
Due to its proximity to China’s western region and abundant natural resources, the Central Asian region is crucial from a geopolitical perspective. With the demise of the Soviet Union, China established a significant political ....

February 28, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Russia , SCO , Protests , Kazakhstan , Corruption , BRI , illegal immigrants , Debt Trap , Leasing Land , Ukraine Conflict , Anti-China Protests , Cultural Invasion
India’s SCO Presidency and its implications for India-Central Asia connectivity
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

 India became a permanent member of SCO in 2017. Since joining, New Delhi has made a substantial contribution to this organisation by raising certain critical concerns relating to connectivity, transportation, regional security, and economic growth ....

December 22, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , INSTC , Iran , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , Chabahar , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Podcast , SCO summit
VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 01-15 December 2022

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Why is Early Presidential Elections in Kazakhstan Significant?
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Background
The incumbent President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev won by a landslide in an early presidential election on November 20, 2022. He was reelected because the Kazakh people trusted him and supported a fair g....

December 01, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Kazakhstan , Tokayev , Snap Elections , January Protests , Constitutional reforms , Observers , Exit polls , political opposition
Kazakhstan at the Spotlight of a Constructive Dialogue between different Religions and Cultures: President Tokayev
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Republic of Kazakhstan hosted the Seventh Congress of the Leaders of the World and Traditional Religions on 14-15 September 2022. Former President Nursultan Nazarbayev formulated this initiative to promote dialogue and discussion among different reli....

September 21, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Kazakhstan , Women , Education , Religious Congress , Pope Francis , Inter-religious , Intercultural , Inter-civilizational , Faith , Society , post Pandemic
China: Daily Scan, September 21, 2022

Wang Yang meets new leadership of China Islamic Association: Xinhuanet
September 20, 2022
Senior Chinese leader Wang Yang Tuesday met with members of the newly-elected leadership of the China Islamic Association. Wang, a member ....

September 21, 2022 US , Kazakhstan , Taiwan , UAV , COVID-19 , Hong Kong , Shanghai , China Daily Digest , Canada , Laos
China: Daily Scan, September 15, 2022

China to further optimize industrial chain for pharmaceutical sector: Xinhuanet
September 14 2022
China will shore up weak links in the industrial chain for the pharmaceutical sector, the Ministry of Industry and Information Tec....

September 15, 2022 China , Russia , SCO , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , Taiwan , Vietnam , COVID-19 , China Daily Digest , Twitter , Malaysia , Zhejiang , Fujian
China: Daily Scan, September 14, 2022

Xi's upcoming visits show high importance China attaches to SCO, relations with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan: Xinhuanet
September 13, 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming attendance to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SC....

September 14, 2022 SCO , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , COVID-19 , IMF , China Daily Digest , Twitter , China Life Insurance
China: Daily Scan, September 7, 2022

China's State Council appoints, removes officials: Xinhuanet
September 6, 2022
The State Council, China's cabinet, announced the appointment and removal of officials on Tuesday. Zhang Qingsong was appointed vice governor of the ....

September 07, 2022 Nepal , Kazakhstan , Big Data , COVID-19 , China Daily Digest , Sichuan , Gibbon , BASF
Sinostan: China's Growing Influence in Central Asia
Raffaello Pantucci

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, China had greater ambitions to establish cordial relations with newly independent CARs, which had not previously been the case due to Sino-Soviet animosity. In addition, the geopolitical vacuum left by the ....

September 07, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , China , Kyrgyzstan , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , BRI , Xinjiang , Uyghurs , Sinophobia , Podcast
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