CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the first India-Central Asia Summit on 27 January 2022 in virtual format. The Summit came at an opportune time coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Central Asian countries.

Detailed explanation-2: -Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will be hosting the first meeting of the India-Central Asia Summit, with the participation of the Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, in a virtual format on 27 January 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -An India-Central Asia Secretariat in New Delhi would be set up to support the new mechanism. The Leaders discussed far-reaching proposals to further cooperation in areas of trade and connectivity, development cooperation, defence and security and, in particular, on cultural and people to people contacts.

Detailed explanation-4: -2012 elucidation. On 12 June 2012 India’s Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed outlined some of the elements of India’s ‘Connect Central Asia’ policy as follows: India will continue to build on our strong political relations through the exchange of high level visits.

Detailed explanation-5: -China is a major trading partner for Central Asia and may become the dominant economic influence in the region. Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and especially Turkmenistan are significant suppliers of natural gas to China.