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Interaction with H.E. Marta Ayvazyan, Advisor to the Minister of the Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a meeting with H.E. Marta Ayvazyan, Advisor to the Minister of the Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia. This discussion included Amb Kanwal Sibal, Amb Ashok Sajjanhar, Amb Anil Trigunayat, ....

May 13, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Economic , Eurasian Economic Union , Armenia , Collective Security Treaty , civilisational , cultural , socio-political

Second China-Central Asia (C+C5) Foreign Ministers Meet: Major Takeaways

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

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 nor....

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

Trends in Central Asia in 2020

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

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 ye....

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

Kazakhstan: Emerging Player on the World Stage

Dr Rashmini Koparkar

Kazakhstan has assumed non-permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the tenure of 2017-18. It is the first Central Asian Republic (CAR) to join this supreme body. Kazakhstan is a young nation that gained independence i....

May 17, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Central Asia , Central Asia , Kazakhstan , UNSC , Emerging Player , Eurasian Economic Union