Central Asia

<p> <strong>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday proposed elevating ties with Central Asia to an unprecedented new level, guided by an “ambitious vision” shared by India and the five post-Soviet …

<p> <strong>The first India-Central Asia Summit will take place in a virtual format on January 27. India is the only country to host such a Summit with Central Asia. It …

<p> <strong>The last few days witnessed unprecedented violence, bloodshed and frenzy on the streets of many cities of Kazakhstan including the capital Nur-Sultan and the largest city and former capital …

<p> <strong>Revealing shocking details of events which shook entire Central Asia over the past one week, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev said on Monday that there were "congregations of militants" around his …

<p> <strong>Russia's worst fears of terrorists from Afghanistan penetrating into the countries of the Central Asian region could be coming true with the current state of emergency in Kazakhstan, country's …

<p> <strong>Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is fond of reading fiction, political and memoir literature. Being the son of Kemel Tokayev – a veteran of the Second World War, a well-known writer and …

<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> …

<p> <strong>Russia has formed an air group of more than 70 IL-76 and 5 AN-124 planes to transfer its military contingents, as well as peacekeepers drawn from the Central Asia, to quell unprecedented …

<p> <strong>Launching a massive operation to "repulse terrorists" who are "rampaging at present in Almaty and in other cities", Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev today vowed to take immediate measures to …

<p> <strong>India's growing partnership with the Central Asian countries and the unbroken camaraderie with Russia – highly visible during Vladimir Putin's visit to New Delhi in December – could irk …