Central Asia Digest | March 2023
HIGHLIGHTS ● Political Developments● Economic Developments● India-Central Asia Relations Political Developments Inaugurating the new Parliament, elections to which were held on 19th March, 2023, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said: “This is just the beginning of a long journey. Reforms aimed at improving the political system will continue.” He pointed out that Kazakhstan is the only […]
Central Asia Digest | February 2023
HIGHLIGHTS ● Political Developments● Economic Developments● India-Central Asia Relations Political DevelopmentsUzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan signed a historic border agreement and over 20 other agreements, including deals for an auto-assembly plant and a textile factory in Kyrgyzstan. The bilateral relationship between the two countries has improved since the death of Uzbekistan’s leader Islam Karimov in 2016. 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 […]
Central Asia Digest | January 2022
HIGHLIGHTS ● Political Developments● Economic Developments● India-Central Asia Relations Political Developments During the visit of Uzbek President to South Korea, the two countries signed a joint statement on deepening the special strategic partnership, and some agreements related to health care, development, and foreign affairs cooperation for the 2022-2024 period, as well as memoranda related to […]
Central Asia Digest | December 2021
HIGHLIGHTS ● Political Developments● Economic Developments● India-Central Asia Relations Political Developments President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan embarked on his second term of office with a pledge to reform Uzbekistan’s constitution. He did not specify what changes he had in mind, as he made the announcement when he was sworn into office on November 6, following […]
Central Asia Digest | November 2021
HIGHLIGHTS ● Political Developments● Economic Developments● India-Central Asia Relations Political Developments Presidential elections were held in Uzbekistan on 24th October. Voter turnout was strong at 80.8%: over 16 million out of a total of 20 million eligible voters exercised their franchise. Incumbent President Shavkat Mirziyoyev won more than 80% of votes cast. The other candidates […]