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Ideas for PM Modi’s upcoming SCO Summit in Kyrgyzstan
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, 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 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , 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, Associate Fellow, 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 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Russian President’s visit to Kyrgyzstan , China-Kyrgyzstan-Russia dimensions
Future of Kazakhstan after Nazarbayev: An Assessment
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, 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 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Presidential succession in Kazakhstan , Kazakhstan Presidential election
Issues and Dynamics of the Fergana Valley: Regional Implications
Dr Rashmini Koparkar

The Central Asian Region gained wider recognition in International Relations after the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991. The emergence of five independent nation-states in the heartland of Eurasia was, in fact, a matter of curiosity for the....

April 08, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Kyrgyzstan , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , Central Asian , Tajikistan , Fergana Valley , Turkmenistan , Monograph
India-Tajikistan Relations: The Security Factor

India and Tajikistan share great historical and cultural relations. Tajikistan was a part of Kushana and Persian Empires which had close cultural linkages with the Indian subcontinent. During the Islamic rule in India, Persian language and Sufism fro....

March 03, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , India , India-Tajikistan Relations , Tajikistan , India’s Central Asia policy
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s Visit to India Charts a New Course in the ‘Strategic Partnership’
Amb 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 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Uzbek Presidential visit , India-Uzbekistan
Interaction with the Visiting Delegation from Uzbekistan

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted an interaction with a visiting Delegation from Uzbekistan, led by Mr. Sodyq Safoev, First Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The Delegation also included Mr. Akmal Burkha....

October 15, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Interaction , INSTC , Uzbekistan , India-Uzbekistan bilateral relations
Peace Mission 2018 - the Larger Perspective
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM 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 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Multinational military exercises , Exercise Peace Mission 2018
Interaction with the Visiting Delegation from Uzbekistan

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized an interaction with the Visiting Delegation from Uzbekistan, led by Mr. Akmal Burkhanov, Director of Development Strategy Center (DSC) and Member of Parliament, Uzbekistan. The senior-level del....

May 29, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Interaction , Uzbekistan. India- Uzbekistan Relations , Foreign Policy of Mirziyoyev
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 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Kyrgyzstan , Central Asia
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