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Category: Central Asia

Just A Short-Term Relief

The US, on October 30, 2025, granted India a six-month sanctions waiver to operate the Iranian port of Chabahar, boosting New Delhi’s effort to enhance trade with Afghanistan and Central […]

The Rasht-Astara Railway Project: A Game Changer

Russia and Iran have a strategic partnership marked by cooperation in areas, such as defence and economic cooperation, particularly since the signing of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty in January […]

Central Asia On The US Radar

The US is plotting to strategically seize critical minerals and rare earth elements from Central Asia. Hence, the Donald Trump Administration has decided to strengthen ties with Uzbekistan. Experts believe […]

Hijab Ban: Tajik Culture Under Threat?

The National Assembly (or Majlisi Milli), the Upper Chamber of Tajikistan’s bicameral Parliament, triggered a controversy on June 21, 2024 by imposing a ban on the Hijab in the Muslim-majority […]

Stamping Authority In Southern Hemisphere

China has been constantly trying to expand its influence throughout the globe since the beginning of the 21st Century. Currently, Beijing is making preparations to set up military bases outside […]

Small Conflicts & Big Impacts

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan reached an agreement to demilitarise a conflict-afflicted section of their shared border on September 25, 2022. However, the dispute is far from over. The whole of the […]