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Commentary: Uzbekistan and Tajikistan Press the Reset Button

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 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Uzbekistan-Tajikistan relations , President Mirziyoyev’s visit to Dushanbe

Round Table Discussion on Taking India and Central Asia to the Next Level

Report and Recommendations The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a Round Table Discussion on ‘Taking India and Central Asia to the Next Level’ on 01 December 2017. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF delivered th....

March 20, 2018 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Conferences , SCO , India-Central Asia relations , International North South Transport Corridor , Connectivity China

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

उज्बेकिस्तान और अफगानिस्तान के बीच बढ़ती सहभागिता

Dr Rashmini Koparkar

अफगानिस्तान के राष्ट्रपति अशरफ गनी ने हाल में उज्बेकिस्तान का आधिकारिक दौरा किया। उज्बेक राष�....

February 21, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , उज्बेकिस्तान-अफगानिस्तान संबंध , अफगानिस्तान आर्थिक प्रगति

Commentary: India Joins Ashgabat Agreement

Dr Rashmini Koparkar Commentary

Background India has recently joined the Ashgabat Agreement, which envisages creation of an International Transport and Transit Corridor connecting Central Asia with the Persian Gulf. This corridor is set to facilitate connectivit....

February 19, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , INSTC , Ashgabat Agreement , Eurasia , Central Asia

Commentary- Central Asia in 2017

Dr Rashmini Koparkar Commentary

Central Asia is India’s extended neighbour and a geo-strategically vital region. India’s relations with this region go back for centuries, and are based on commercial, cultural, and civilizational links. In June 2017, India received full membersh....

January 24, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Central Asian Republics , foreign policy , regional cooperation , CARs , Kyrgyzstan , Rajnath Singh , SCO , TAPI , INSTC , Chabahar Port

Commentary- Uzbekistan and Afghanistan Enhance Cooperation

Dr Rashmini Koparkar Commentary

President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani has recently paid an official visit to Uzbekistan. His meeting with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has resulted in signing of 20 agreements in fields of trade, transit, security, electricity and education. As....

January 02, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , International Relations/Diplomacy - Central Asia

Uzbekistan, Uzbeks and Terror: Complex Realities

Dr Rashmini Koparkar

The New York terror attack has time and again alarmed the international community about the rising terror attacks carried out by persons of Central Asian origins. On 31 October, a 29-year old Uzbek national, called Sayfulla Saipov, drove a truck down....

December 27, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Extremism in Uzbekistan , self-radicalization , State enforcement , Uzbekistan

Commentary - Presidential Elections in Kyrgyzstan: More Continuity than Change

Dr Rashmini Koparkar Commentary

Kyrgyzstan is a small, landlocked and mountainous republic in the heart of Asia. Because of its remote location and tiny population (about 6 million) not much is reported about it. The country borders China on the east and three Central Asian Republi....

November 14, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Kyrgyzstan elections , democratic reforms

India-Uzbekistan Relations: New Opportunities

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Important Neighbour There are common elements in the Indian and Central Asian experience. Both were connected by constant flow of men, goods and ideas. Samarkand and Bokhara are as much part of our history as Uzbek history. In the....

November 13, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , India , Uzbekistan , Indo- Uzbekistan relations , PM’s visit to Uzbekistan