China’s economic forays in Central Asia gives rise to discomfiture in Moscow

China’s economic forays in Central Asia gives rise to discomfiture in Moscow

China’s economic forays into resource rich Central Asia, a region which shares deep historical, political and economic ties with Moscow, has created certain discomfiture in the Russian establishment. In a recent trade meet in Uzbekistan a Russian trade official emphasised that Russia and China were “equal partners with an equal share in trade turnover” in … Read more

View: The ‘Great Game 3.0’ and the political crisis of Kyrgyzstan

View: The ‘Great Game 3.0’ and the political crisis of Kyrgyzstan

Dr. Nalin Kumar Mohapatra What appears in Kyrgyzstan is a reflection of the fact that a “Great Game 3.0” is unfolding in Eurasia, in which the lead actor is China and not the West unlike earlier times. The present political situation in Kyrgyzstan has to be looked from a broader geopolitical prism. It appears that … Read more