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Kazakhstan at the Spotlight of a Constructive Dialogue between different Religions and Cultures: President Tokayev
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Republic of Kazakhstan hosted the Seventh Congress of the Leaders of the World and Traditional Religions on 14-15 September 2022. Former President Nursultan Nazarbayev formulated this initiative to promote dialogue and discussion among different reli....

September 21, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Kazakhstan , Women , Education , Religious Congress , Pope Francis , Inter-religious , Intercultural , Inter-civilizational , Faith , Society , post Pandemic
Sinostan: China's Growing Influence in Central Asia
Raffaello Pantucci

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, China had greater ambitions to establish cordial relations with newly independent CARs, which had not previously been the case due to Sino-Soviet animosity. In addition, the geopolitical vacuum left by the ....

September 07, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , China , Kyrgyzstan , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , BRI , Xinjiang , Uyghurs , Sinophobia , Podcast
Organization of Turkic States: An Instrument of Turkey’s Central Asia Policy
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background
In recent years, Turkey has emerged as an important regional player in Central Asia. The primary objective of Ankara’s Central Asia policy is to gain strategic dominance in the region. Turkish language and culture are a shared ....

August 29, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Turkey , Pan-Turkic Ideology , Middle Corridor , Turkic Council , Nagorno-Karabakh war , Bayraktar TB2 drones
The Regional Integration in Central Asia
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
Since its beginning in 2018, the Consultative Meetings of Central Asian leaders have contributed positively to Central Asia’s regional integration process. The idea was presented by the Uzbek President Shawkat Mirziyoyev with....

August 05, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Protests , Afghanistan , Russia-Ukraine conflict , Consultative Meeting , regional integration , Intra-regional Trade , Treaty of Friendship
Engaging Central Asia
Amb Ashok Sajjanhar Commentary

The five countries of Central Asia viz Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have been largely peaceful and stable since they attained independence on the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991. There have been a few abe....

July 08, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , India , China , Russia , Kyrgyzstan , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , Ukraine , Tajikistan
Sino-Kazakh Trans Boundary Water Dispute: An assessment
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
There are 24 trans-boundary rivers between China and Kazakhstan, and all of their mainstreams flow to form a clear upstream-downstream relationship. In this water-scarcity zone, the trans-boundary flow of water is limited. Ther....

June 29, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , China , Kazakhstan , Xinjiang , Ili river , Irtysh river , Balkhash Lake , Zaysan Lake , Hydro hegemon , UN Convention on Water , BRI.
Third C+C5 Meeting: Reinforcing Chinese Influence in Central Asia
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background
The third meeting of the Foreign Ministers (FMs) of China and five Central Asian countries within the framework of China+ C5 took place in Nur Sultan on June 8, 2022. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi along w....

June 21, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , US , China , Central Asia , Afghanistan , BRI , energy , Transportation , Gas pipeline , Uyghurs , Wang Yi , C+C5 , Ukraine Crisis
The Spectre of Afghanistan: Security in Central Asia by Kirill Nourzhanov and Amin Saikal; London, I.B.TAURIS Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., 2021, pp. 249.
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan are three Central Asian countries that share geographical boundaries and cross-border ethnic linkages with Afghanistan. As a result, the developments in Afghanistan have directly impacted these countries. Alth....

June 20, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Uzbekistan , United States , NATO , Book Reviews , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Central Asian countries
The CSTO and Collective Security in Eurasia
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a Russia-led Eurasian security bloc, has acquired considerable traction in recent years due to the rapidly changing regional security situation in the Eurasian region. The annua....

May 25, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , China , Russia , Afghanistan , sanctions , Taliban , European Union , NATO , Sweden , Armenia , CSTO , Finland , Islamic State of Khorasan , Belarus.
Interaction with Dr. Eldor Aripov, Director, Institute of Strategic and Regional Studies (ISRS), Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted Dr. Eldor Aripov, Director, Institute of Strategic and Regional Studies (ISRS), Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Dr. Aripov was accompanied by H.E. Mr. Dilshod Akhatov, Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan t....

May 12, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Interaction , INSTC , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Shanghai Cooperation Organization , Energy Security , Regional Security , Chabahar , Tashkent , ISRS , India-Uzbekistan Relations
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