India’s leadership is employing a “development-oriented” approach in Central Asia, one that includes a clear cultural-civilizational component.
Political and expert communities in India and the Central Asian states have long found themselves in a state of uncertainty and anticipation. The five-party summit, which was ...
... turn can be leveraged to improve its negotiating potential with those aforementioned two regions of Eurasia. The first part of the article series elaborated on the geostrategic situation in North Africa, the Levant, the Gulf, the South Caucasus, Iran, Central Asia, and South Asia, while the present piece is more focused on Russia’s opportunities in these regions and narrative engagement with them. Although they can be read separately, it is recommended that they are reviewed together in order to obtain a better understanding ...