Special Issue III | Central Asia Digest | India Chairs the SCO Summit | December 2020
SPECIAL ISSUE III ● INDIA CHAIRS THE SCO SUMMIT Introduction India Chaired the meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) (Prime Ministers) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on a virtual platform on 30th November, 2020. This was the first Summit level interaction that was hosted by India since it became a full member of […]
Central Asia Digest | December 2020
H I G H L I G H T S ● Political Developments ● Economic Developments ● India-Central Asia Relations Political Developments Transformation of Kyrgyzstan from an authoritarian state to a semi-parliamentary form of government has been short-lived. Since 5 October 2020, Kyrgyzstan was torn apart by the third revolution leading to widespread protests following elections which were […]
Central Asia Digest | November 2020
H I G H L I G H T S ● Political Developments ● Economic Developments ● India-Central Asia Relations Political Developments Twists and turns continued at lightning speed in Kyrgyzstan after protests against results of the October 4 parliamentary elections brought down the government. President Sooronbai Jeenbekov tendered his resignation on 15th October. Sadir Japarov a nationalist leader […]
Special Issue II | Central Asia Digest | The Second India-Central Asia Dialogue: Towards Greater Cooperation | November 2020
SPECIAL ISSUE II ● THE SECOND INDIA-CENTRAL ASIA DIALOGUE: TOWARDS GREATER COOPERATION Introduction The five countries of Central Asia viz Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, have but rarely appeared in the headline global news over the last 29 years since they got their independence in the aftermath of the disintegration of the Soviet Union in […]
Special Issue | Central Asia Digest | Kyrgyzstan in Turmoil | October 2020
SPECIAL ISSUE ● KYRGYZSTAN IN TURMOIL Introduction It was hoped and expected when the Constitution of Kyrgyzstan was amended in June, 2010 that democracy would develop strong roots and that Kyrgyzstan’s days of coups and forced change of governments would be over. The change in the Constitution in 2010 took place in the aftermath of what […]
Central Asia Digest | October 2020
H I G H L I G H T S ● Political Developments ● Economic Developments ● India-Central Asia Relations Political Developments On September 1, 2020, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev delivered his annual state-of-the-nation address highlighting seven key principles of the new economic course Kazakhstan is set to embark on in the near future. These are: equitable distribution […]
Central Asia Digest | September 2020
H I G H L I G H T S ● Political Developments ● Economic Developments ● India-Central Asia Relations Political Developments An article appeared in Chinese news outlets recently claiming that Tajikistan’s Pamir mountains historically belonged to China and should be returned. The article was penned by a nationalist historian. The message hit Dushanbe hard. Tajik officials […]
Central Asia Digest | August 2022
HIGHLIGHTS ● Political Developments● Economic Developments● India-Central Asia Relations Political Developments In St. Petersburg, sitting alongside President Vladimir Putin, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev pushed back against Moscow’s narrative of the Ukraine invasion, rejecting recognition for “quasi-states” like the Russia-backed, separatist-controlled regions of eastern Ukraine. He also vowed that Kazakhstan wouldn’t break international sanctions imposed against Russia over […]
Central Asia Digest | August 2020
Political Developments On July 8, Chinese embassy in Kazakhstan warned Chinese citizens that Kazakhstan had an “unknown pneumonia” outbreak more deadly than COVID-19. Chinese embassy said that “unknown pneumonia in Kazakhstan caused 1,772 deaths in first six months of the year, including 628 people in June alone.’’ The following day, Kazakh health ministry acknowledged the […]
Central Asia Digest | July 2020
H I G H L I G H T S ● Political Developments ● Economic Developments ● India-Central Asia Relations Political Developments Many analysts suggest that there is a strict division in Central Asia where Russia deals with security and China does economics. That division is fading. China is already a hard power in the region. This is […]