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Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s Visit to India Charts a New Course in the ‘Strategic Partnership’
Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal

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 was elected

October 24, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Central Asia, Commentary, Uzbek Presidential visit, India-Uzbekistan
A Significant Visit from the Land of the ‘Princess of Ayodhya’
Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in paid a highly significant visit to India on 8-11 July 2018 to cement his ‘New Southern Policy’ of increased focus on India and ASEAN countries. President Moon repeatedly said that his administration’s objec

July 13, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Commentary, South Korean President’s visit, India-South Korea relations
Commentary: Minister of State for External Affairs Visits North Korea
Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal

Minister of State for External Affairs (MoS) Gen V.K. Singh’s official visit to the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 15-16 May 2018 has attracted wide attention. A ministerial visit to North Korea was after a long gap of almost twe

May 22, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Ministerial visit to North Korea, India-North Korea relations
North Korean Imbroglio: In a Decisive Phase
Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal

In the last six weeks the long simmering North Korean question has escalated to a crisis and has brought North East Asia on the brink of a nuclear disaster. North Korea embarked on the path of seeking nuclear weapon capacity in late 1980’s. Dur

September 13, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, North Korea, nuclear tests, economic sanctions
Uzbek President’s Roadmap to Check Radicalization
Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal

Since attaining independence in 1991, Uzbekistan and other Central Asian Republics have been struggling to prevent the radicalization of their overwhelmingly Muslim populations. Uzbekistan quickly realized the danger of unregulated religious preachi

August 17, 2017 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Uzbekistan, radicalization, religious preaching
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