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What to Expect from the First India-Central Asia Summit
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold the first-ever India-Central Asia Leaders Summit in a virtual format on January 27, 2022. This summit will bring together the heads of state of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, ....

January 24, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Central Asia , Afghanistan , Article , SCO , INSTC , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , trade , Chabahar , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Tourism , Connectivity , India-Central Asia Dialogue , Pharmaceuticals , history and Civilization
Central Asia: A Look Back At 2021 and Outlook For 2022
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, 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
Third Edition of India-Central Asia Dialogue: Bolstering India’s Central Asia Policy
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
Central Asia’s geostrategic importance stands increased with the recent developments in Afghanistan. Two major powers, i.e., Russia and China continue to maintain their influence in the region while the US and West still need....

December 30, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , SCO , Kazakhstan , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , trade , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Tourism , OIC , Capacity Building , Connectivity , India-Central Asia Dialogue , Pharmaceuticals
A Report on Visit to Uzbekistan as International Election Observer and Discussions with Uzbek Think Tanks

Uzbekistan held its Sixth Presidential Elections on October 24, 2021, where the author had participated as an International Observer from India. During the visit to Uzbekistan, one also had an opportunity to have a discussion with Uzbek Think Tanks, ....

December 08, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Seminars , SCO , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , India-Uzbekistan bilateral relations , Connectivity
Nepal, India expedite Connectivity Projects
Kamal Dev Bhattarai Article

On October 22, India handed over Jaynagar-Kurtha cross-border rail line to Nepal. ....

December 03, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , Connectivity , bus service , Kathmandu , pipe line , rail line , Raxaul , Terai roads
Border Management: Challenges and Opportunites
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

(The following is the updated version of Keynote Address delivered by the Director VIF at Security and Policy Initiatves (SAPI)Conference on 26th October 2021) Borderlands are subject to diverse influences. The peripheries of a country are....

October 28, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Border and Coastal Security , Article , Pakistan , North East , Borders , Tibet , Connectivity , coastal borders , Insurgencies , Migrations
Sudan-South Sudan Rapprochement and Its Implications for the Region and Beyond
Samir Bhattacharya Article

After a decade-long impasse, the borders between Sudan and South Sudan reopened on 1st October, 2021. With this first step of rapprochement, two countries can now slowly advance towards stabilizing the ties between them. On 12th September Sudanese Pr....

October 06, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , India , China , South Sudan , genocide , Oil , Sudan , India Africa Forum Summit , Civil war , Connectivity , Liberalism , Military Takeover , rapprochement , debt-trap
Uzbek President’s Call for Connectivity, Cooperation, Dialogue and Trust in Central Asia-South Asia Region: Pakistan’s Obduracy is the Obstacle
Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal Article

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan hosted an important conference ‘Regional Connectivity Between Central Asia and South Asia – Challenges and Opportunities’ in Tashkent on 15-16 July 2021. The conference was proposed by the Uzbek Presi....

July 20, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Pakistan , Central Asia , South Asia , Taliban , Connectivity , S Jaishankar , President Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Pakistan’s Support to Taliban is Behind the Escalating Violence in Afghanistan
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

At the initiative of Uzbek President Shavket Miriziev, a high-level conference was held in Tashkent on 15-16 July 2021 to discuss connectivity between Central Asia and South Asia. The conference was attended by President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan,....

July 19, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pakistan , Commentary , Central Asia , Taliban , Connectivity , President Ghani , Spin Boldak , Zalmay Khalizad
India-Central Asia Relations: Issues and Prospects
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Despite close historical and cultural connection that India shared with Central Asian region, the bilateral relations have remained below the potential. The key reason is the lack of connectivity. However, in 2015, with PM Modi’s visit to this regi....

July 07, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , China , Russia , INSTC , Central Asia , trade , Energy Security , Chabahar , BRI , Oil and Gas , Connectivity , Podcast
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