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Aditi Bhaduri

Aditi Bhaduri

Aditi Bhaduri is a columnist specialising in Eurasian geopolitics

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    Is Kazakhstan hewing a new path in the Central Asian region?

    by Aditi Bhaduri May 12, 2022
    by Aditi Bhaduri May 12, 2022

    <p> <strong>Will Kazakhstan be the one to spearhead deep rooted change in the Central Asian region? While ensuring continuity, the country it seems, is ushering in long-term change in some …

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    After Imran Khan’s exit Pakistan goes back to its default position—mends fences with Saudi Arabia and UAE

    by Aditi Bhaduri May 5, 2022
    by Aditi Bhaduri May 5, 2022

    <p> They have been one of Pakistan’s most enduring backers and Shahbaz Sharif’s very first foreign visit, after taking over as Prime Minister of Pakistan, to the Kingdom of Saudi …

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    Will India and top global brands benefit from the lifting of ban on Uzbekistan’s cotton?

    by Aditi Bhaduri May 1, 2022
    by Aditi Bhaduri May 1, 2022

    <p> In the midst of a gloomy international economic scenario, a piece of good news has popped up like a sunray on the horizon. Last month the global boycott of …

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    Is Political Islam retreating after Imran Khan’s ouster in Pakistan?

    by Aditi Bhaduri April 19, 2022
    by Aditi Bhaduri April 19, 2022

    <p> When Imran Khan had to unceremoniously give up the office of Prime Minister, he left behind a troubled legacy. Pakistan’s economy was in shambles and the relations with several …

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    Turkmenistan’s fabled Buddhist heritage and India connect

    by Aditi Bhaduri April 13, 2022
    by Aditi Bhaduri April 13, 2022

    <p> President Ram Nath Kovind's recent highly engaged visit to Turkmenistan may hopefully infuse new life into bilateral relations. The country, which follows a “neutral” isolationist policy is, however, much …

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    Can Turkmenistan’s new president get TAPI project back on track?

    by Aditi Bhaduri March 20, 2022
    by Aditi Bhaduri March 20, 2022

    <p> On March 19 Turkmenistan sworn in its new president. The country's vice Prime Minister Serdar Berdymekhmedov was elected president in the country’s early elections held on the 12th of …

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    Is energy powerhouse Turkmenistan holding early elections to fight radicalism?

    by Aditi Bhaduri March 12, 2022
    by Aditi Bhaduri March 12, 2022

    <p> Today Turkmens are heading to the polls in what will be, in Turkmenistan's 30 years of independence, only the third time there will be a transition in power. The …

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    Will Pakistan’s instability shatter Uzbekistan’s connectivity dreams?

    by Aditi Bhaduri March 6, 2022
    by Aditi Bhaduri March 6, 2022

    <p> Last week Uzbek president Shavkat Mirziyoyev paid a state visit to Pakistan – his first ever visit to the country after taking charge in Tashkent in 2016. He had, …

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    Why Ukraine crisis exposes limits of Western power

    by Aditi Bhaduri February 26, 2022
    by Aditi Bhaduri February 26, 2022

    <p> After all the war mongering and rhetoric emerging from Western capitals, Ukraine found itself left alone to face the military might and wrath of Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Even though …

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    Why India, and not China, would matter most in spurring Russia’s Greater Eurasian Partnership

    by Aditi Bhaduri February 21, 2022
    by Aditi Bhaduri February 21, 2022

    <p> <strong>In a recent interview to Izvestia, the new Ambassador designate of the Russia Federation to India Denis Alipov said that India occupies a central position in Russians foreign policy …

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    How Ukraine is helping Turkey to become a formidable military power

    by Aditi Bhaduri February 18, 2022
    by Aditi Bhaduri February 18, 2022

    <p> <strong>In a rare move, a Chinese company Skyrizon at the end of 2021 filed an application to the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration over the failed purchase of Ukraine's Motor …

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    Is Turkey punching beyond its weight by trying to mediate between Ukraine and Russia?

    by Aditi Bhaduri February 3, 2022
    by Aditi Bhaduri February 3, 2022

    <p> <strong>Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, from February 3. His mission? To assure Ukraine of Turkish support at a time when Russia has …

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    Why Central Asia needs to rediscover India

    by Aditi Bhaduri January 28, 2022
    by Aditi Bhaduri January 28, 2022

    <p> The first ever India Central Asia virtual summit took place on January 27. What was to have been an in-person summit — the leaders of the five Central Asian …

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    There will be no war now between Russia and Ukraine—Ukrainian scholar Valentin Yakushik

    by Aditi Bhaduri January 27, 2022
    by Aditi Bhaduri January 27, 2022

    <p> <em>While war clouds are apparently hovering over a segment of the Russia-Ukraine border, threatening a broader conflict, Dr. Valentin Yakushik, a Professor at the National University of Life and …

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    Can Armenia-Turkey ties improve in the shadow of the Armenian genocide?

    by Aditi Bhaduri January 26, 2022
    by Aditi Bhaduri January 26, 2022

    <p> <strong>The recent talks between Armenia and Turkey in Moscow, while surprising, were not totally unexpected. This had been a long time in the offing. The two – it would …

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    Kazakhstan: Return of Russia and the end of the Nazarbayev era

    by Aditi Bhaduri January 20, 2022
    by Aditi Bhaduri January 20, 2022

    <p> The exit of the troops from the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) from Kazakhstan is a barometer to the changes taking place in the country and possibly in the Central Asian …

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    Kazakhstan: Between a Colour Revolution and Islamic terrorism

    by Aditi Bhaduri January 8, 2022
    by Aditi Bhaduri January 8, 2022

    <p> <strong>The intensity of the unrest that has unfolded this week in Kazakhstan was apparently not on anyone’s radar. Yet, the surge in violence has not been entirely surprising. </strong></p> <p> …

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