Articles

Turkey’s Role as a Regional Actor in Central Asia: An Assessment

Central Asia’s geostrategic location at the crossroads of East and West has shaped substantial geopolitical rivalries in the region. Even though the region is within Russia’s sphere of influence, China has made significant advances in Central Asi....

March 29, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Uzbekistan , Turkey , Turkmenistan , energy , Azerbaijan , Gas pipeline , Drones , Turkic States , Georgia , Trans -Caspian , Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan , Karabakh War

Central Asia: A Look Back At 2021 and Outlook For 2022

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Senior Research Associate , VIF Article

Introduction

The year 2021 has been challenging for Central Asia. The year marked the three decades of independence for the Central Asian countries since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The socio-economic and health impacts of the....

January 06, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , China , Russia , SCO , TAPI , Protests , Kazakhstan , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , trade , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , India- Central Asia Dialogue , Azerbaijan , Capacity Building , Connectivity , Border Dispute , TCGP

The Strategic Significance of Turkic Council for Eurasia

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Senior Research Associate , VIF Commentary

Introduction

Recently Turkic Council held its Eighth Summit in Istanbul, Turkey. Some significant developments have taken place during this Summit. The name of the Turkic Council was changed to the Organization of Turkic States. Secondly, T....

December 22, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Russia , Central Asia , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , economic cooperation , Turkey , Tajikistan , Azerbaijan , Green Recovery , Digitization , Energy Exports , Business climate

Why Drones Turned the Tide for Azerbaijan? An Analysis

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Recently, the print and the audio-visual media were abuzz with the news of the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict over the disputed lands of Nagorno-Karabkh. The blazing headlines and breaking news were telling some interesting facts on how the drones were ....

December 04, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Azerbaijan , Armenia , Nagorno-Karabkh , drone warfare , Bayractar TB2 , Harop

The Frozen Conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh Flares up again

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Nagorno Karabakh is one of the frozen conflicts in Eurasia for over a quarter century. However, on September 27 the two contenders and neighbours Azerbaijan and Armenia fired up the conflict yet again resulting in hundreds of casualties and attacks o....

October 23, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , India , Pakistan , Russia , Iran , Putin , Turkey , Oil , Azerbaijan , Erdogan , Armenia , CSTO , OSCE Minsk group

West Asia Roundup September 2020

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Abstract:

Jordan was the last Arab country in 1994 to have normalised relations with Israel. Even though over the years Israel has tried to informally engage with the Arabs especially GCC countries the formalisation of relations w....

October 05, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Israel , Qatar , Azerbaijan , UAE , Bahrain , Jordan , Armenia

Geopolitics of Trans–Caspian Gas Pipeline

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Senior Research Associate , VIF Article

Introduction

Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline (TCGP) is designed to export natural gas from resource-rich Turkmenistan and to a certain amount from Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan by putting an underwater pipeline in the Caspian seabed. From Baku, Aze....

January 20, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Russia , Iran , European Union , Turkmenistan , Azerbaijan , Caspian Sea , Natural Gas , Pipeline , Geopolitics