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Can Uzbekistan gain from EAEU membership?
Jan 15, 2020 17:53With the region’s largest population, and being the only Central Asian country to border all the others, Uzbekistan is a tempting prize for any trade bloc. While Uzbekistan debates joining the Eurasian Economic Union, what does the country stand to gain from membership in the Russia-led trade bloc?
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Expansion of ties with Uzbekistan of great importance
Dec 15, 2019 11:36The Islamic Republic of Iran gives priority and attaches significance to development of relations with Uzbekistan in all areas. Iran can definitely help provide Uzbekistan with easier access to other countries’ markets due to its strategic geographical position and proximity to the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman.
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Trials and tribulations of Central Asia integration
Dec 13, 2019 14:12Crossing Tajikistan from west to northeast – Dushanbe to the Tajik-Kyrgyz border – and then Kyrgyzstan from south to north all the way to Bishkek via Osh, is one of the most extraordinary road trips on earth. Not only this is prime Ancient Silk Road territory but now is being propelled as a significant stretch of the 21st century New Silk Roads.
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India making inroads in Central Asia
Jan 12, 2019 21:41The year 2018 has ended on a high note for India. With the recent visits of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to New Delhi and Indian President Ram Nath Kovind’s to Tajikistan, as well as Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev expected arrival in New Delhi early this years, India is clearly showing its keenness to engage with the landlocked Central Asian countries, with whom the only safe and sure connection is through the land bridge provided by the Islamic Republic of Iran.