Central Asia

27 Oct 2022 in 7:00

Kazakhstan updates military doctrine

Astana says it is trying to “adequately respond to new threats and risks”

20 Oct 2022 in 9:15

Russia plans to open new general consulates in Asian, Africian, CIS countries

Russia is going to open new general consulates in Asia, Africa and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Deputy Foreign Minister Yevgeny Ivanov said. "Now we are trying to send people to states where we have a lot of work. …

14 Oct 2022 in 15:00

Russia-Central Asia summit opens in Astana

The Russia-Central Asia summit has started in Astana, according to the Kremlin website. The leaders of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Russia and Kazakhstan will discuss prospects of further cooperation. The …

11 Aug 2022 in 8:00

Kyrgyzstan dreams of becoming global creative industries hub

The tax question is a central component of the initiative

6 Aug 2022 in 13:00

Tashkent’s population increases

Since the beginning of 2022, the population of Tashkent has increased by 17,400 people up to 6%, the press service of the Department of Statistics of Uzbekistan reports. To date, 2,879,800 people live permanently in the capital of the …

19 Jul 2022 in 0:00

Central Asia to strengthen resilience to climate change

Regional Consultation process has been embarked

16 Jul 2022 in 13:55

All Russian news websites blocked in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan has blocked access to all Russian news portals and websites of federal TV channels of the Russian Federation, the Tajik portal Asia-Plus informs. In particular, TASS, RIA Novosti, RBC and the websites of federal TV channels …

9 Jun 2022 in 2:00

Kyrgyzstan returning children from Islamic State*

Any success adapting this first group of children could represent a lifeline for the estimated 400 Kyrgyzstani women and children still languishing in northeast Syria

7 Jun 2022 in 5:00

Rising Soviet nostalgia in Kyrgyzstan

The seemingly benign commemoration of a Soviet-era youth organization speaks to bigger debates about Kyrgyzstan’s identity

25 May 2022 in 8:00

Who needs peaceful Afghanistan

Afghanistan known as the ‘heart of Asia’, is a gateway to various regions and connects especially Central Asia by Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, South Asia through Pakistan, and the Middle East, via Iran

11 May 2022 in 5:00

What’s in Kazakhstan’s Constitutional Referendum?

On June 5, Kazakhs will vote on a package of reforms intended to transform the country from a super-presidential system to a “presidential system with a strong parliament”

7 May 2022 in 8:00

Kazakhstan's choice: integration into EAEU common energy market or building unified energy system of Central Asia

Kazakhstan’s government has set an ambitious goal of reaching net-zero emission by 2060, planning to gradually reduce its reliance on coal, which is the main source currently for electricity generation

4 May 2022 in 2:00

Has Uzbekistan violated Afghanistan’s airspace?

Tashkent has also announced it will not return Afghan aircraft flown by pilots fleeing the Taliban (a terrorist oganization forbidden in Russia) last summer

28 Apr 2022 in 4:00

Former prime minister of the Kyrgyz Republic: The yuan should be actively used in Central Asia

Between 2000 and 2020, the Central Asian economy grew faster than the global economy, resulting in higher household incomes and reduced poverty (Fig. 1). It was driven mainly by increases in energy prices. The most impressive per capita …