Michael Kugelman decodes the real implications of Vladimir Putin’s return to India after four years, the first such visit ...

Kashmir’s historical relationship with Central Asia is deeply entrenched and stretches back to ancient times. The region has long been a meeting ground for diverse peoples, ideas, and cultures, ...

Strong demand for products from the region's high-tech economies and India's faster-than-expected growth have improved the ...

Central Asia rose to global prominence in 2024, drawing notable interest from major European and Asian powers and intensifying Russian and Chinese competition for regional influence. The Central Asian ...

The House Foreign Affairs Committee’s South & Central Asia Subcommittee is holding a major hearing titled: “The US–India ...

NEW DELHI, June 6 (Reuters) - India and five central Asian countries have expressed interest in joint exploration of rare earths and critical minerals, they said in a joint statement on Friday after ...

Central Asia's critical mineral exports have long tilted toward China and Russia. Kazakhstan, for example, in 2023 sent $3.07 billion in critical minerals to China and $1.8 billion to Russia compared ...

Central Asia and the Caucasus are racing to position themselves as vital transit hubs as global trade routes shift. Since the ...

The countries of Central Asia had barely finished digesting the results of the summit with the United States, held in Washington on November 6 within the C5+1 platform, when another significant event ...

Russia is experiencing fuel shortages and price increases due to Ukrainian attacks on its oil refineries, leading to export restrictions on gasoline and diesel. Central Asian countries, particularly ...

ALMATY – Central Asia is experiencing a tourism boom, with the region welcoming 28.6 million foreign visitors in 2024. The ...

A new “Great Game” is unfolding in the Caucasus and Central Asia, echoing the nineteenth-century rivalry between empires, with a modern, multipolar twist. The term “Great Game” refers to the ...