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Uzbekistan to become Observer of Eurasian Economic Union
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , 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....

March 27, 2020 Central Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Uzbekistan , Trade and economy , Russia , Preferential trade agreement , Observer status , India. Eurasia , EUEU , Central Asia
India-Central Asia Business Council: Reinvigorating India-Central Asia Economic Engagement
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , 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, ....

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

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

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

January 14, 2020 Power transition in Kazakhstan , political rift in Kyrgyzstan , SCO , IS threats , Economic reforms in Uzbekistan , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , India- Central Asia Dialogue , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia
‘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 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....

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

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

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

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

November 04, 2019 Iran and the CARs , SCO and Iran , US-Iran issues , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia
India and Mongolia – The Spiritual Neighbours
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....

September 30, 2019 Commentary , Indo-Mongolia spiritual-material cooperation , India-Mongolia bond , International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia
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