Tag: Central Asia
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Terrorist network in Afghanistan a matter of concern: NSA Doval
NSA Doval underlined the need to prioritise combating terror financing and said that terrorism survived because of financing.
December 6, 2022 -
Kazakhstan to hold 6th CICA Summit in October
The focus of the international agenda shifts to Central Asia as Kazakhstan will be hosting the 6th Conference on Confidence Building Measures and Interaction in Asia (CICA) summit in October 2022.
September 15, 2022 -
India, Iran reaffirm cooperation on Chabahar Port, key transit hub for Central Asia
For India, the Chabahar Port is a much-needed project for sea access to landlocked Afghanistan. The port has also emerged as a commercial transit hub for the region.
June 9, 2022 -
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan propose to establish rail link
Economists in Afghanistan say the rail link between Central Asia and South Asia via Afghanistan would benefit the country.
December 21, 2021 -
PM calls for strong cultural contacts with Central Asia
Modi was talking to the foreign ministers of Central Asia nations--Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan-- when they called on here.
December 21, 2021 -
Terror sleeper cells activated in central Asia after Taliban comeback in Afghanistan
Experts reckon that even though the Taliban is currently projecting to the world that it will not allow terrorists to operate from the Afghanistan soil, it won't be too long for these radical groups to launch operations in Central Asian countries after receiving direct orders from Kabul.
September 28, 2021 -
Lavrov irked by US troops presence in Central Asia
US media reports have claimed Washington is in talks with Central Asian governments about basing troops in the region.
July 13, 2021 -
Turkmenistan bans the word ‘Coronavirus’, wearing of masks, in a major censorship move
People wearing face masks or talking about the coronavirus on the street, at bus stops or in lines outside shops are liable to be arrested by plainclothes police.
April 1, 2020 -
Sushma Swaraj proposes air freight corridor between India and Central Asia
Swaraj informed the gathering that Iran was holding the Chabahar Day International Conference on February 26 at the Chabahar port to introduce to the invited delegations the capacities of the port.
January 13, 2019 -
Iranian Foreign Minister to visit India next week to discuss Chabahar, Afghanistan
Zarif’s visit is taking place close on the heels of India taking over operations at the Chabahar port that provides New Delhi a critical link to Afghanistan and Central Asia, bypassing Pakistan.
January 3, 2019 -
Sushma Swaraj leaves for Central Asia to boost ties
Swaraj will be in Kazakhstan on 2-3 August, in Kyrgyz on 3-4 August and in Uzbekistan on 4-5 August
August 2, 2018 -
Central Asia is the new economic battleground
As the threat of a trade war escalates between the US and China, all the talk has centred on the tariffs that each side might impose on the other. But another important battleground is in Central Asia where both are fighting for strategic control. Central Asia offers an array of economic opportunities for major powers, …
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July 4, 2018 -
India joins ‘Ashgabat Agreement’ for better connectivity with Central Asia
In a move that will strengthen India’s connectivity with Central Asia, New Delhi, has been admitted to the Agreement on the Establishment of an International Transport and Transit Corridor between the Governments of Iran, Oman, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Turkmenistan, as depository State of the ‘Ashgabat Agreement’ signed in 2011, has informed India that all the …
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February 2, 2018 -
Rinpoche begins spiritual training
The 19-year-long rigorous study of Buddhism has begun for the incarnation of the Bakula Rinpoche with his “Chos-zhuk” (monastic enrolment ceremony) in the Drepung Loseling monastery at Mundgod in Karnataka. The enrolment ceremony of the 11-year-old Stanzin Nawang Jigme Wangchuk was attended by a large number of Buddhists from Ladakh and elsewhere in the country. …
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January 15, 2018 -
Reopen historic routes between J-K, Central Asia: Mehbooba
Strongly advocating opening of historic routes in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has suggested re-opening up the state to the outside world and its opportunities. Addressing the India Ideas Conclave-2017 at Panaji on Friday, Mehbooba said the geographical positioning of the state makes it gateway to the Central Asia and that position ought …
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December 16, 2017 -
In a first, Central Asian Cobra species sighted in Himachal
The hill state of Himachal Pradesh has proved to be a hotspot of bio-diversity for researchers looking for snakes for study on venom variation and diversity of species. A team headed by Anita Malhotra, a molecular ecologist and evolutionary geneticist from Bangor University in UK, claims to have got the first genetic and even pictorial evidence of …
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December 9, 2017 -
‘Russia to enhance military position in Central Asia’
Russia will strengthen its military presence in Central Asia due to the continuously unstable situation in the territory, the Russian Defence Ministry said. “The situation in Central Asia remains unstable. The armed conflicts between the government troops, Taliban, and ISIS continued in Afghanistan,” Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday during a board session …
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August 19, 2017