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How Critical are the Critical Minerals for Central Asia?
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Why are Critical Minerals Important?
Critical minerals, with their unique and irreplaceable properties, are vital to modern technologies, industries, and national security. Their designation as critical stems from these properties but als....

June 25, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , China , BRI , C5+1 , clean energy , critical minerals , Rare Earth Minerals , Green energy , US-Central Asia
Great Game in Reverse: Decoding Central Asia’s Geopolitical Rebalancing
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Central Asia’s geostrategic location is critical, making this region a focal point of geopolitical struggle for centuries. In 1904, British geographer Halford Mackinder presented his ‘Heartland Theory,’ in which the Eurasia region is referred t....

November 13, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , China , USA , USAID , Joe Biden , Great Game , Gas pipeline , C5+1 , Macron , Uranium , Halford Mackinder
Eurasia News Digest, September 16-30, 2023

Russia & Central Asia

Uzbekistan Proposes To Create Free Trade Zone between Central Asian Countries
Uzbekistan called on the Central Asian countries to create a full-fledged free trade zone in order to increase trade turnover ....

October 03, 2023 Afghanistan , United States , Germany , C5+1 , Eurasia News Digest , Nagorno Karabakh , Energy Dialgue , CKU Raoilways , Armenian exodus
Eurasia News Digest, September 1-15, 2023

Russia and Central Asia

Presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Russia give start to construction of three schools
Today we give a start to the construction of three out of nine schools in Bishkek, Batken and Karakol, » the President of....

September 15, 2023 China , EU , Azerbaijan , Trade Barriers , C5+1 , South Africa , Eurasia News Digest , Karabakh Election , V Consultative Meeting of Central Asia
How Useful was Secretary Blinken’s Visit to Central Asia?
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background
A year has passed since the Ukrainian conflict erupted in February last year. This crisis has had a devastating impact not just on the countries involved but also on those not part of this conflict. Supply chain disruptions, a ....

March 07, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , China , Russia , SCO , Central Asia , reforms , CSTO , C5+1 , Ukraine Crisis , Sanctions. USA
Second India-Central Asia Dialogue: Major Takeaways
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
Central Asia is considered India's extended neighbourhood. In the absence of direct land connectivity, India-Central Asia relations have been marginalized in the post-Soviet period. India and Central Asian Republics (CARs) sh....

November 05, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , China , Kyrgyzstan , Kazakhstan , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , USA , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Grants , Extended Neighborhood , Developmental partnerships , Line of Credit , C5+1
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