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China to expand size of its Private Military Companies in Central Asia
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China] July 26 (ANI): Increase in Taliban insurgencies and the danger that it will seek to expand its influence into Central Asia, either by direct incursions or as a role model for local radicals--has refocused China's attention and changed its calculations as well as those of the
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US, Central Asian foreign ministers hold C5+1 summit in Uzbekistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): US officials and Central Asian Foreign Ministers have concluded the C5+1 meeting, mainly focused on Afghanistan issues, in Uzbekistan's Tashkent on Friday.
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EAM Jaishankar flags barriers of regional connectivity at Tashkent confere
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], July 16 (ANI): Highlighting the importance of regional connectivity at a conference in Tashkent, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday noted that the challenge of politics, vested interests, and instability can be formidable impediments to its realisat
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US in talks with 3 Central Asian states to provide refuge to 50,000 at-ris
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 4 (ANI): Amid US troops withdrawal, thousands of Afghan translators and interpreters face threats from the Taliban as they assisted American troops for two decades during its war against terror in Afghanistan.
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China fears US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan could lead to rise in ter
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 16 (ANI): China wants Central Asian countries to get involved in its Belt and Road Initiative, but fears that US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan could lead to a rise in terrorism in the region and affect its plans.
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China foresees threat to BRI projects amid US drawdown from Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 16 (ANI): China has sought to step up cooperation with Central Asian countries on security issues amid fears of a resurgence of terrorism in Afghanistan and subsequent threat to its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure projects in the region.
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Bharti-backed OneWeb, Kazakhstan in partnership to accelerate connectivity
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 12 (ANI): Bharti Group backed OneWeb said on Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kazakhstan's Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry, national satellite operator Republican Centre of Space Communications JSC, National Com
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US looks forward to work with India at UNSC: State Dept
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): The United States welcomed India to the United Nations Security Council and said it looks forward to working over the shared interests towards a peaceful, secure India-Pacific, said the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, US Department of State on Mon
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US condemns killing of Afghan independent election watchdog Yousuf Rasheed
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): The US Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs on Wednesday condemned the "barbaric and senseless assassination" of Yousuf Rasheed, CEO of the Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA).
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PM Modi, Uzbek President to hold first virtual summit to discuss bilateral
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will hold a virtual summit on Friday to discuss the entire spectrum of the bilateral relationship of India and the Central Asian country, according to the Ministry of External Affai
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IAF carries out special rescue mission to bring back Covid-19 positive sci
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out a special rescue mission in which a group of 50 Indian scientists including those who tested Covid-19 positive were brought back in a special C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft from a Central Asian country.
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26/11 anniversary: US says standing alongside India in anti-terror fight,
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 26 (ANI): On the 12th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai attack, the United States on Thursday said that it is standing alongside India in the fight against terrorism, and affirmed its commitment to holding the perpetrators of the attack accountable and ensuring justic
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