- 03 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityKazakhstan
Kazakhstan Intervention Presents Unwelcome Distraction for Putin
The sudden and violent crisis in Kazakhstan has caught Russian President Vladimir Putin at a moment when his attention was firmly focused elsewhere and forced him into a military intervention…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Amid uprising, Kazakh president ditches diplomacy for tough talk
By Robin Paxton (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's deadliest rebellion in 30 years of independence has forced a sharp change in rhetoric from the Central Asian country's hand-picked president, a linguist who…
Armenia says peacekeepers from Russian-led alliance to go to Kazakhstan
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Peacekeepers from a Russian-led alliance of ex-Soviet states will be sent to Kazakhstan to help stabilise the country following mass protests, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said…
Explainer-Why a niche fuel market reform triggered major Kazakh protests
(Reuters) - Kazakhstan's slow-burning government reform of a niche market for car fuels brutally backfired this week, triggering the biggest public protests in years as demonstrators accused authorities of stealing…
Kazakh leader removes veteran ex-president from key security post
ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Wednesday he had taken over as head of the powerful Security Council from veteran former leader Nursultan Nazarbayev and promised to…
Kremlin warns against outside interference in Kazakhstan
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that Kazakhstan could solve its own problems and it was important that no one interfered from the outside, RIA news…
Foreign Ministers of Central Asian countries Call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi
The Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 20 December 2021. The Foreign Ministers of the Central Asian countries…
The Third India-Central Asia Dialogue: Towards Greater Cooperation
Introduction The Third India-Central Asia Dialogue will take place in New Delhi on 18th-19th December, 2021. Foreign Ministers of all the five Central Asian states viz Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan…
By Ashok Sajjanhar
20th Meeting of SCO Council of Heads of Government
The 20th Meeting of SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG) will be held on 25 November 2021 in Nur-Sultan in virtual format under the Chairmanship of Kazakhstan. External Affairs…
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan hold drills near Afghan border
TASHKENT (Reuters) - Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have held military drills near the former's border with Afghanistan, imitating a response to an incursion, the Uzbek defence ministry said on Wednesday. Central…
Regional Meeting of NSAs, A Timely Initiative
One of the prime reasons for the timely initiative on Afghanistan taken by India’s National Security Advisor (NSA) is the serious effort by both Pakistan and China to deny an…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
Meta denies Kazakh claim of exclusive access to Facebook’s content reporting system
ALMATY (Reuters) - Facebook owner Meta Platforms on Tuesday denied a claim by the Kazakh government that it had been granted exclusive access to the social network's content reporting system.…
