Central Asia Digest | April 2024
Political Developments British Foreign Secretary David Cameron paid a five-day visit to all five Central Asian states (and Mongolia). This was the first time a British foreign secretary ever visited Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan, and the first to visit Uzbekistan since 1997. Prior to Cameron’s tour, the government said the foreign secretary would use […]
Central Asia Digest | January 2024
Political Developments Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Beijing and announced that China and Uzbekistan will develop an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era, and promote the building of a China-Uzbekistan community with a shared future from a higher starting point. They asserted that the two sides […]
Central Asia Digest | December 2023
Political Developments The global significance of Central Asia has been steadily growing. The past year, marked by the tumultuous war in Ukraine and the ensuing confrontation between Russia and the West, has not only reshaped Eurasia’s political landscape but has also highlighted the increasingly critical role of Central Asia in the intricate balance of […]
Central Asia Digest | November 2023
Political Developments On a visit to Kazakhstan, French President Emmanuel Macron in a meeting with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, praised Kazakhstan for refusing to support Moscow in the Ukraine crisis. Kazakhstan has established itself as a major link in the new China-Europe trade route that circumvents Russia and as a substitute supplier of crude to […]
Central Asia Digest | September 2023
HIGHLIGHTS ● Political Developments● Economic Developments● India-Central Asia Relations Political Developments President Biden became the first U.S. president to meet with leaders from five Central Asian nations in a group on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session on 19th September, 2023. President Biden termed the meeting as a ‘historic moment.’ Even though the […]
Central Asia Digest | July 2022
HIGHLIGHTS ● Political Developments● Economic Developments● India-Central Asia Relations Political Developments Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on June 15 that Kazakhstan has no intention of breaking Western sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. In an interview with Russia’s Rossiya-24 TV channel, Tokayev said that previous comments by Kazakh officials that the sanctions […]
Central Asia Digest | June 2022
HIGHLIGHTS ● Political Developments● Economic Developments● India-Central Asia Relations Political Developments The new constitution of Kazakhstan proposes to exclude provisions on the status of former President Nursultan Nazarbayev. According to members of the constitutional working group, the historical role of the first president is ‘’well known’’ and does not require a separate provision in the […]
Central Asia Digest | May 2022
HIGHLIGHTS ● Political Developments● Economic Developments● India-Central Asia Relations Political Developments In his state of the nation address, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev outlined major political initiatives and programs to contribute to a consistent democratization, and ensure the stability of the country. The implementation of the initiatives will require approximately 30 amendments to the Constitution and […]
Central Asia Digest | April 2022
HIGHLIGHTS ● Political Developments● Economic Developments● India-Central Asia Relations Political Developments Kazakh President Tokayev in an Article wrote: ‘’As states that share the longest border in the world, Kazakhstan and Russia enjoy special relations of mutual cooperation. Meanwhile we also have deep traditions of friendly relations with Ukraine. We respect its territorial integrity—as the overwhelming […]
Central Asia Digest | February 2022
HIGHLIGHTS ● Political Developments● Economic Developments● India-Central Asia Relations Political Developments The beginning of 2022 witnessed unimaginable events in Kazakhstan. That the largest and most prosperous among the central Asian nations would be suddenly wracked by violent protests and demonstrations of students and young people was farthest from the thoughts of the common people in […]