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Uzbekistan’s Pragmatic Engagement with Afghanistan: Significant for the Region

During a recent visit to Tashkent, I had attended the roundtable on ‘Foreign Policy of Uzbekistan: Openness and Prosperity for Peace’ on 25 October 2024. The speakers were some of the prominent policy makers with long experience of diplomacy and

November 05, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Central Asia, Commentary, Afghanistan, trade, Gas Fields, railway line, IMU, Amu Darya, Friendship Bridge

Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan Railroad Proposal Revived

Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal

The proposal to construct a railroad from Termez in Uzbekistan to Mzaar-e-Sharif and Kabul in Afghanistan and onwards to Peshawar in Pakistan has been on the drawing boards since 2007. Instability in Afghanistan, lack of political will in Uzbekistan

August 21, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Doha 3, railroad

Whither BRICS?

Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal

President Vladimir Putin had invited the leaders of Brazil, India and China to Yekaterinburg in June 2009 as the four large emerging economies had felt the need to express their views jointly after participating in the first summit level meeting of G

September 14, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary

Significance of First India-Central Asia Summit

Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal

India-Central Asia relations have witnessed an upward trajectory in the recent past. The key factor behind the renewed India-Central ties is the consistency in bilateral and multilateral dialogue and discussion. There already exists an India-Central

February 18, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Chabahar, Strategic Autonomy, Great Game, Podcast, India-Central Asia Dialogue, Delhi declaration, trade and connectivity, Development Cooperation, security and defence cooperation

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

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

Japan-South Korea Entente Vital for Peaceful Indo-Pacific

Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal

The Indo-Pacific region has gradually assumed a centrality in the global strategic balance for peace and security. The stability and tranquility of the four decades after the conclusion of the Vietnam War is being challenged by an aggressive China.

March 16, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Article, US, China, Indo-Pacific, QUAD, Japan, Biden

Narrative of an Aggressive Russia Needs to be Countered

Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal

In the midst of shifting global strategic equations, the Biden administration would do well to have a fresh look and properly prioritize the present and future challenges to US interests, power and influence. In the emerging order, a candid dialogue

February 10, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, US, Russia, Article, India, US, China, NATO, Ukraine, Biden, Crimea

South Korea’s Success in Manufacturing: Some Pointers for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’

Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal

The people and government of India are striving to achieve national objectives of ‘Make in India’ and raise the contribution of manufacturing in the country’s GDP from the current 16% to 25% by the year 2025. In the context of the debilitating

August 26, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Governance and Political Studies, Commentary, South Korea, NITI Aayog, FICCI, R & D, innovation, Atmanirbhar Bharat, CII, Ease of Doing Business, Investment Ombudsman, NOCs

Professionals with Passion at the Helm: Key to Aatmanirbhar Bharat

Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal

Comparisons are often made between India and other countries on our slow project implementation, dilatory decision making and labyrinthine regulatory approval processes. Even when these systemic issues are well-entrenched and resist reforms there ha

July 13, 2020 Governance and Political Studies, Article, NITI Aayog, professionals, Aadhar card, AEC, Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, ISRO, ICAR, Delhi Metro, UIDAI