... which aims to
harmonize
initiatives like the Eurasian Economic Union, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the INSTC, underscores the importance of Central Asia’s role in enhancing regional connectivity. As these efforts unfold, the significance of Central Asia to India’s
Eurasian
strategy becomes ever more apparent, positioning the region as a key player in India’s broader geopolitical and economic ambitions.
How is Central Asia Important?
Ivan Shchedrov:
India’s Growing Visibility in Central Asia
The region ...
... energy, and with Kyrgyzstan focused on humanitarian issues.
In recent years, a clear shift toward a region-wide track has emerged: New Delhi is bringing its own development agenda to the forefront, shaping it on a new institutional basis. Since 2019, the India–Central Asia Dialogue has been operating under the Ministry of External Affairs; since 2020, business-community meetings have taken place within the framework of a business council; and since 2022, interactions have
occurred
at the level of heads of ...
... Policy’ and has extended a $1 billion credit line to the region to enhance trade, investment and capacity-building partnerships with priority development projects in energy, healthcare, connectivity, IT, agriculture, education and other areas.
The maiden India-Central Asia Summit organised in 2022 was a milestone in boosting strategic partnerships with countries in the region.
This growing relationship will get a fillip with the recently announced Astana International Forum, which envisages as a new global ...
... quite influential in the region as well due to its geographically encompassing presence. Apart from defense cooperation, India has also begun investing in connectivity projects in the recent years, transforming economic growth for the region as a whole. India’s initiative of Connect Central Asia policy is in line with a similar strategy; to connect both the regions politically, economically, culturally and in the same process rejuvenate the historic relations between the two large landmasses. Initiatives such as these also help in ...
... been attempting to bridge for years.
Factors from other states, particularly Afghanistan’s political instability and Pakistan’s refusal to give India access, have resolutely stood in the way of India’s attempts to pave connectivity through to Central Asia.
India’s refusal to become a signatory of the BRI, which was rolled out in 2013 as the China’s massive master plan to bridge the distance throughout Eurasia and connect both continents, was owed to China’s proposed projects with Pakistan under CPEC,...
On October 6, 2021, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF, India), and Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS, Iran) held a joint roundtable “Developments in Afghanistan and their regional implications: Russian, Indian and Iranian Perspectives”
On October 6, 2021, Russian International ...
