Drishti current affairs today

Drishti current affairs today

Drishti current affairs today Published this article page no  08 INDIACENTRAL ASIA Why in news? Recently Foreign minister was in Kyrgyzstan on a bilateral visit where he announced a $200 million credit line and later attended a meeting of the Conference on Interaction and ConfidenceBuilding Measures in Asia (CICA) in Kazakhstan. IndiaCentral Asia relations From Past to PresentCentral Asian Republics (Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) form a part of Indias extended neighbourhood.India has several millennia old historical cultural and civilisational links with Central Asia (Refer timeline).  India deals with Central Asia at multiple levels. Firstly at the bilateral level secondly at the multilateral level through platforms such as the SCO the Conference on Interaction and ConfidenceBuilding Measures in Asia (CICA) and the United Nations. Thirdly multilayered engagement between India and Central Asia such as the  IndiaCentral Asia Dialogue at the foreign ministers level. Significance of Central Asia for IndiaNatural and mineral resources These countries are endowed with commercially viable quantities of most minerals like coal oil gas uranium gold lead zinc iron ore tin copper manganese etc. Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have enormous hydel resources. Thus the region can help in Indias quest for energy security.Geostrategic Traditionally Central Asia has been an arena of great game. The modern version is being played out even today. Russia China US Turkey Iran Europe EU Japan Pakistan India Afghanistan have all substantial security and economic interests in the region. o Also the region lies at the crossroads of Russia the Middle East South Asia and the Far East. Any geopolitical changes in the region inevitably extend their impact on several states in the neighbor hood Drishti current affairs today buy.

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