India – Central Asia: Why is the region important for India? The Financial Express


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Greater engagement is expected to help improve mutual security and regional economic prosperity. (File image: Twitter via IE) By (Mrs) Amb Narinder Chauhan India will hold its first summit dialogue virtually with the Presidents of the five Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan – on 27 January 2022. This is a significant outreach to Central Asia by India, with which it shares significant cultural, civilizational and historic linkages. There were initial indications of their possible collective participation as chief guests at the Republic Day parade on 26th January, but obviously the global Covid situation did not...