Tag: Turkmenistan
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NSA Doval to meet counterparts from Central Asian countries in Delhi
This first India-Central Asia coincided with the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Central Asian countries.
December 6, 2022 -
Turkmenistan becomes first Central Asian country to recognise Taliban envoy to Afghan embassy in Ashgabat
Following the Taliban takeover in August last year, thousands of Afghans left the country fearing reprisal from the Islamic group.
March 22, 2022 -
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 -
Delhi to host India-Central Asia dialogue on 19 December
There are reports that India has invited the leaders of the five Central Asian countries as chief guests for the Republic Day parade next year.
December 16, 2021 -
Crowds on spot as football resumes in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is one of the few countries in the world which have not reported any cases of the new coronavirus.
April 20, 2020 -
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 -
Sushma Swaraj to attend 1st India-Central Asia dialogue in Uzbekistan
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will co-chair the dialogue along with Abdulaziz Kamilov, the host and the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan.
January 10, 2019 -
Sushma Swaraj to attend 1st India-Central Asia dialogue in Uzbekistan
The foreign minister of Afghanistan will participate in the dialogue as a special invitee for the session dedicated to connectivity issues in the region.
January 9, 2019 -
Iranian President Rouhani kicks off trip to Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday left Tehran for Turkmenistan for talks on bilateral and regional issues. Rouhani’s visit came at the official invitation of Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. Before heading for Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat, the Iranian President said that his country “attaches importance to the promotion of its ties with the neighbouring countries”, Xinhua …
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March 27, 2018 -
Pipeline diplomacy
A recent event that probably merited more attention than it received was the inauguration of a pipeline to bring natural gas from Central Asia to South Asia. This is the ‘TAPI’ pipeline from Turkmenistan, where there are vast unexploited gas reserves, to South Asia where demand is constantly on the rise. TAPI bids fair to …
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March 7, 2018 -
India renews interest in TAPI project, to attend ground-breaking ceremony in Afghanistan
Despite its current state of relationship with Pakistan, energy-deficient India is looking with renewed interest at the much-delayed multi-billion-dollar Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline that will connect Central Asia with South Asia. India, along with representatives of all the other three countries, is expected to participate in the ground-breaking ceremony of the Afghan section of the …
February 19, 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