... justifiably be described as a “fundamental shift” in the regional architecture, which
had remained
static and predictable for several decades. However, one should not expect swift progress on this front either:
news reports
suggest that Pakistan and India have respectively blocked Armenia’s and Azerbaijan’s bids for full SCO membership.
There is safety in numbers
A closer look at the individual themes surrounding the 25
th
SCO summit helps to temper the over-enthusiastic tone that often characterizes coverage of the event. The actors involved ...
... distancing itself both from Moscow and Washington. In other words, they hope to see a third line in China’s policy, allowing them to escape from the dilemmas of a Cold War 2.0.
The involvement of India in the Caucasus affairs is also gaining momentum. The Indian diplomat and expert Achal Malhotra suggests as follows: “Azerbaijan’s proximity to Pakistan, on behalf of which Azerbaijan has repeatedly promoted the Pakistani position on Kashmir, is a constant irritant for India,” and as a result, India is
interested
in cooperation with Armenia. As
estimated
by Jason ...
... strategic ties between the three countries. Military and military-technical cooperation between was also realized. However, Pakistan's geographical expansion was not disregarded by India.
However, there is one serious obstacle in the relations between India and Azerbaijan—the latter supports the Pakistani stance on Kashmir. Turkey also has a similar position on this issue. This Ankara-Baku-Islamabad trilateral format became evident in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, when both participants actively supported ...
... economy that they started vigorously putting the project into life.
The ITC route is
7,200 km long
– from St. Petersburg to the Indian port of Mumbai (Bombay) – anticipating the operation of rail, sea and river transport. The North-South ITC involves the ... ... Turkmenistan with access to the Iranian railroad network; and Western (Astrakhan – Makhachkala – Samur, and further on through Azerbaijan to Astara station). For the latter route to become operational, it is necessary to complete the railroad leg Resht ...
