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India and SCO Summit at Bishkek and Beyond
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

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 is ....

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

कज़ाकस्तान के राष्ट्रपति नूरसुल्तान नज़रबायेव ने 19 मार्च 2019 को टेलीविजन संदेश के जरिये ऐतिहास....

June 12, 2019 Central Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , सामाजिक-आर्थिक क्षेत्रों में चुनौतियों , कज़ाकस्तान के राष्ट्रपति का सत्ता हस्तांतरण , अंतरिम राष्ट्रपति का शपथ
Ideas for PM Modi’s upcoming SCO Summit in Kyrgyzstan
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Assistant, VIF Commentary

The 19th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit is scheduled to be held on 13-14 June 2019 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. It is the second summit after India was granted full membership of this organization in June 2017, along with Pakist....

June 06, 2019 Central Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , SCO Summit 2019 , India’s objectives in SCO , India-CAR’s relations
Putin’s recent Visit to Kyrgyzstan: Major Takeaways
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Assistant, VIF Commentary

Background
The Russian President’s visit to Kyrgyzstan is considered to be significant at a time when there is a strong anti-Chinese sentiments arising within the local Kyrgyz population regarding the arrest of ethnic Kyrgyz in Xinjiang....

April 23, 2019 Central Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Russian President’s visit to Kyrgyzstan , China-Kyrgyzstan-Russia dimensions
Future of Kazakhstan after Nazarbayev: An Assessment
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Assistant, VIF Article

In a historic announcement on 19 March 2019, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev declared his resignation through a state television message. He stated that this decision was not easy, but he wanted to pave the way for the young generation o....

April 15, 2019 Presidential succession in Kazakhstan , Kazakhstan Presidential election , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s Visit to India Charts a New Course in the ‘Strategic Partnership’
Skand Ranjan Tayal Commentary

The 2nd President of independent Uzbekistan was in India on 30 September and 1 October 2018 on a significant State visit. After the death of the first President Islam Karimov in September 2016, the then Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev w....

October 24, 2018 Central Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Uzbek Presidential visit , India-Uzbekistan
Peace Mission 2018 - the Larger Perspective
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM,AVSM,VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Somebody queried, "While Indian armed forces do joint military exercises with almost every nation in the immediate neighbourhood, even China, and with many others in the external environment, why not with Pakistan"? The quick reply was, "Joint exerci....

September 14, 2018 Central Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Multinational military exercises , Exercise Peace Mission 2018
Kyrgyzstan in Political Turmoil
Dr Rashmini Koparkar Article

Kyrgyzstan, a small, landlocked and mountainous republic in Central Asia, is less known to the world because of its remote location and tiny population (about 6 million). The country borders China on the east and three Central Asian Republics (CARs) ....

May 09, 2018 Article , Central Asia , Kyrgyzstan , International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia
Commentary: Uzbekistan and Tajikistan Press the Reset Button
Dr Rashmini Koparkar Commentary

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan has recently paid a two day State Visit to Dushanbe. His first tour of Tajikistan since coming to power reflects the improving relationship between the two neighboring republics. It also underlines Mirziyoye....

March 28, 2018 Commentary , President Mirziyoyev’s visit to Dushanbe , Uzbekistan-Tajikistan relations , International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia
Commentary: Kazakhstan Concludes UNSC Presidency
Dr Rashmini Koparkar Commentary

Kazakhstan has recently concluded the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for one month. It had assumed the Non-Permanent Membership (NPM) of the UNSC in 2017 for the tenure of two years. As a matter of fact, Kazakhstan is the fi....

March 13, 2018 Non-Permanent Membership , UNSC , Kazakhstan , Security Council , Commentary , International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia
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