Home Articles
Central Asia
Commentary: Kazakhstan Concludes UNSC Presidency
Dr Rashmini Koparkar Commentary

Kazakhstan has recently concluded the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for one month. It had assumed the Non-Permanent Membership (NPM) of the UNSC in 2017 for the tenure of two years. As a matter of fact, Kazakhstan is the fi....

March 13, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Kazakhstan , UNSC , Non-Permanent Membership , Security Council
उज्बेकिस्तान और अफगानिस्तान के बीच बढ़ती सहभागिता
Dr Rashmini Koparkar

अफगानिस्तान के राष्ट्रपति अशरफ गनी ने हाल में उज्बेकिस्तान का आधिकारिक दौरा किया। उज्बेक राष�....

February 21, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , उज्बेकिस्तान-अफगानिस्तान संबंध , अफगानिस्तान आर्थिक प्रगति
Commentary: India Joins Ashgabat Agreement
Dr Rashmini Koparkar Commentary

Background India has recently joined the Ashgabat Agreement, which envisages creation of an International Transport and Transit Corridor connecting Central Asia with the Persian Gulf. This corridor is set to facilitate connectivit....

February 19, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , INSTC , Ashgabat Agreement , Eurasia , Central Asia
Commentary- Central Asia in 2017
Dr Rashmini Koparkar Commentary

Central Asia is India’s extended neighbour and a geo-strategically vital region. India’s relations with this region go back for centuries, and are based on commercial, cultural, and civilizational links. In June 2017, India received full membersh....

January 24, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Central Asian Republics , foreign policy , regional cooperation , CARs , Kyrgyzstan , Rajnath Singh , SCO , TAPI , INSTC , Chabahar Port
Commentary- Uzbekistan and Afghanistan Enhance Cooperation
Dr Rashmini Koparkar Commentary

President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani has recently paid an official visit to Uzbekistan. His meeting with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has resulted in signing of 20 agreements in fields of trade, transit, security, electricity and education. As....

January 02, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , International Relations/Diplomacy - Central Asia
Uzbekistan, Uzbeks and Terror: Complex Realities
Dr Rashmini Koparkar

The New York terror attack has time and again alarmed the international community about the rising terror attacks carried out by persons of Central Asian origins. On 31 October, a 29-year old Uzbek national, called Sayfulla Saipov, drove a truck down....

December 27, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Extremism in Uzbekistan , self-radicalization , State enforcement , Uzbekistan
Commentary - Presidential Elections in Kyrgyzstan: More Continuity than Change
Dr Rashmini Koparkar Commentary

Kyrgyzstan is a small, landlocked and mountainous republic in the heart of Asia. Because of its remote location and tiny population (about 6 million) not much is reported about it. The country borders China on the east and three Central Asian Republi....

November 14, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Kyrgyzstan elections , democratic reforms
India-Uzbekistan Relations: New Opportunities
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Important Neighbour There are common elements in the Indian and Central Asian experience. Both were connected by constant flow of men, goods and ideas. Samarkand and Bokhara are as much part of our history as Uzbek history. In the....

November 13, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , India , Uzbekistan , Indo- Uzbekistan relations , PM’s visit to Uzbekistan
VIF signs MOUs with Uzbek Think Tanks

A delegation from Vivekanand International Foundation (VIF) visited Uzbekistan from 24th-31st August, 2017 for discussions with Uzbek Think Tanks. The visit took place immediately after a visit by a high powered Uzbek delegation....

September 08, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Conferences , Uzbekistan , Abdulaziz Kamilov , Shanghai Co-operation
भारत और एससीओ अस्ताना सम्मेलन और उसके बाद
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

शांघाई सहयोग संगठन (एससीओ) में 2005 से ही पर्यवेक्षक की भूमिका निभा रहे भारत को जून में आयोजित अस्त�....

July 14, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , India , SCO , एससीओ , अस्ताना , सम्मेलन , सदस्यता , Astana Summit
Contact Us