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Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border Clash: An Analysis
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

Background On September 14, border guards from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan exchanged fire at a disputed border section. The violent confrontation escalated and lasted for two days, with drones, tanks, aircraft, and exchange of rocket fire. In the bl

September 23, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Central Asia, Commentary, SCO, Central Asia, nationalism, CSTO, Drones, border clash, enclaves, collar revolution
Kazakhstan at the Spotlight of a Constructive Dialogue between different Religions and Cultures: President Tokayev
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

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
Organization of Turkic States: An Instrument of Turkey’s Central Asia Policy
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

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 historica

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

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 an inten

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
Sino-Kazakh Trans Boundary Water Dispute: An assessment
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

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. Therefore, ne

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

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 with Kazak

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 CSTO and Collective Security in Eurasia
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

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 annual CSTO Su

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.
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Implications for Central Asia
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

Background Central Asia is geo-strategically significant for the Kremlin as the region border Afghanistan and Iran to the South, China to the East, and the Caspian Sea to the West. The Central Asian region is considered Russia’s sphere of influen

April 19, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Central Asia, Article, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, economy, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Remittances, Eurasian Union, Labour Migrants, CSTO. Kazakhstan
How is Central Asia Reacting to Russia-Ukraine Crisis?
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

Background Central Asia has recently been in the geopolitical spotlight with the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan and political upheaval in Kazakhstan. Russia’s special military actions in Ukraine have once again drawn attention to Central Asia

February 28, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Central Asia, Article, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, economy, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Remittances, Eurasian Union, Labour Migrants, CSTO. Kazakhstan
First India-Central Asia Summit: Some Major Takeaways
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

On January 27, 2022, India and Central Asian leaders held the maiden India-Central Asia Summit in a virtual format. The summit was hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attended by the Heads of State of the five Central Asian countries. [

January 31, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy, Central Asia, Article, INSTC, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, trade, Chabahar, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Tourism, Connectivity, Pharmaceuticals, history and Civilization, JWG on Chbahar Port, India-Central Asia centre
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