Central Asia

Central Asia between the US and Russia

On December 11-16, 2021, an official delegation from the State Department led by Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu visited Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan for conducting Dialogues on Strategic Partnership.

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India as a new active actor in Central Asia

The upcoming meetings confirm India’s key long-term strategic interests in Central Asia, which were formulated in India’s 2012 political document “Connect Central Asia”. Despite the fact that the document was adopted almost ten years ago, in recent years, India’s efforts to engage in the region have gained particular relevance due to the growing energy consumption and geopolitical interests of New Delhi in the region.

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