Meena, Akanksha
Re-energising India-central Asia relations: Exploring synergies of cooperation
- World Affairs
- 26(1), Jan-Mar, 2022: p.66-79
India’s ties with Central Asia can be traced back to the time of the historic Silk Road. Both the
India’s ties with Central Asia can be traced back to the time of the historic Silk Road. Both the regions were connected not only through exchanges of goods and people but through cultural and civilisational links too. India is building an economic and security partnership with the region. Both India and Central Asia are concerned with battling extremism and terrorism, eliminating illegal trade, and identifying economic opportunities. The article points out that India’s historic ties to the region are conducive for both parties to revive their millennial relations while also exploring new and innovative avenues for cooperation.
relations while also exploring new and innovative avenues for cooperation.