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Second China-Central Asia (C+C5) Foreign Ministers Meet: Major Takeaways
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF

Background

China’s relations with its Central Asian neighbours have been complicated. Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Central Asia has been crucial for Chinese foreign policy for two reasons. First, the security of its...

June 07 , 2021 Afghanistan. Uzbekistan, Article, BRI, C+C5, Central Asia, Chabahar Port, China, China's Belligerence, COVID-19, Eurasian Economic Union, INSTC, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, SCO, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy
China-Central Asia Relations
Amb Ashok Sajjanhar

Since the Soviet disintegration, Chinese activities in Central Asia grew leaps and bounds. China has penetrated deep into economic and strategic spheres of these countries with its ambitious Belt and Road projects. However, with the increasing...

May 17 , 2021 BRI, Central Asia, Central Asia, China, Debt Trap, Military Exercises, Oil and Gas, Railways and roads, Russia, Sinophobia, VIF Alerts, China, Podcast, International Relations and Diplomacy
Central Asia: Three Decades of Developments
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Central Asia, located between the East and the West has always been been at the centre of power struggle between major powers such as Russia, China, US and West. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the leaders of these independent republics,...

March 17 , 2021 Central Asia, Central Asia, Chabahar Port, China, CSTO, EAEU, Geopolitics, India, INSTC, Russia, SCO, three decades of collapse of Soviet Union, VIF Alerts, Podcast, International Relations and Diplomacy
Trends in Central Asia in 2020
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF

Introduction

The past 2020 is marked by Central Asia’s struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent socio-economic impacts. The pandemic turned out to be a litmus test for the already troubled economies of Central Asia. The...

January 13 , 2021 Article, Central Asia, Chabahar Port, China's Belligerence, COVID-19, Economic reforms in Uzbekistan, elections, Eurasian Economic Union, Foreign Trad, India- Central Asia Dialogue, India-Uzbek Virtual Summit, INSTC, Labour Migrant, political turmoil, power transition, Remittances, SCO, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy
The Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Central Asia
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF

Introduction

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is so profound that the world will never be the same again. Human communication, social norms and habits have transformed immensely due to this. More digitalisation and less physical...

December 11 , 2020 ADB, Aid, Article, Budget, Central Asia, COVID-19, Foreign Trade, GDP growth, IMF, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, lockdown, Remittances, Tajikistan, Tourism, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, VIF Alerts, World Bank, International Relations and Diplomacy
चुनाव बाद किर्गिजस्तान में संकट
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF

परिचय

हाल ही में किर्गिजस्तान एक दशक में सर्वाधिक खराब राजनीतिक संकटों से गुजरा है। मौजूदा राजनीतिक विप्लव इसके पहले 2005 और 2010 में हुए लोकप्रिय क्रांतियों से जरा भी भिन्न नहीं था। 2005 में हुए “ट्यूलिप क्रांति” ने तब के...

December 04 , 2020 Article, Central Asia, Hindi, VIF Alerts, भारत। चीन। रूस। किर्गिजस्तान। विरोध। राजनीतिक संकट। जीनबेकोव। संसदीय चुनाव। वंश राजनीति। उत्तर-दक्षिण विभाजन। चुनाव-धांधली। सदिर झोपरोव, International Relations and Diplomacy
Post-Election Crisis in Kyrgyzstan
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF

Introduction

Recently, Kyrgyzstan faced one of the worst political crises in a decade. The current political turmoil is no different from the previous two popular revolutions of 2005 and 2010. The 'Tulip Revolution' of 2005 marked the...

November 09 , 2020 Article, Central Asia, China, Clan Politics, India, Jeenbekov, Kyrgyzstan, North-South Divide, Parliamentary elections, Political Crisis, Protests, Rigged Elections, Russia, Sadyr Japarov, USA, VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy
Second India-Central Asia Dialogue: Major Takeaways
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF

Introduction

Central Asia is considered India's extended neighbourhood. In the absence of direct land connectivity, India-Central Asia relations have been marginalized in the post-Soviet period. India and Central Asian Republics (CARs)...

November 05 , 2020 Afghanistan, Article, C5+1, Central Asia, China, Developmental partnerships, Extended Neighborhood, Grants, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Line of Credit, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, USA, Uzbekistan, VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy
मध्य एशिया में चीन का कर्ज-जाल
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF

पृष्ठभूमि

मध्य एशिया में चीन के अपने कई स्वार्थ हैं। पहला तो यही कि उसे अपने उत्तर-पश्चिमी क्षेत्र शिंजियांग को सुरक्षित करना है, जिसकी सीमा मध्य एशिया के तीन देशों; कजाखस्तान, किर्गिस्तान और तजाकिस्तान से मिलती है। शिंजियांग उइगर...

November 03 , 2020 Article, Central Asia, Hindi, VIF Alerts, चीन। किर्गिस्तान। कजाखस्तान। तजाकिस्तान। भ्रष्टाचार। बीआरआइ। कर्ज-जाल। कर्ज। एआइआइबी। प्रेडेटरी लेंडिंग। चीन विरोधी मानसिकता। क्रेडिट्स। भूभाग पर दावे, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Local Perception of China's Growing Role in Central Asia
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF

Introduction

China's relation with its Central Asian neighbours has been complicated. Even though Beijing maintains good relations with most Central Asian governments, rising anti-Chinese sentiments among the local populace have proved...

October 10 , 2020 Anti-China, Article, Central Asia, Corruption, Debt Trap, Demonstrations, Detention Camps, illegal immigrants, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Leasing Land, Protests, Sinophobia, VIF Alerts, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
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