Many people have been to Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary in Ladakh, year after year, hoping to catch a glimpse of the snow leopard. Photographer Nitin Pasricha however, was among the lucky few to catch a rare sighting on his first trip. He was part of a 10-night guided driving holiday through the Spiti Valley when his … Read more
China’s President Xi Jinping on Tuesday vowed to “defend common security” with Kazakhstan, state media reported, as he prepares to travel to Central Asia this week. Xi’s state visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan from Wednesday to Friday will be his first trip abroad since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. He will attend a … Read more
LONDON: Kazakhstan may no longer be the bitcoin sanctuary it once was, according to some big miners who are looking to leave the global crypto hub following internet shutdowns last week that compounded fears about tightening regulation. The government web shutdowns during an explosion of unrest in the country, the world’s second-largest centre for mining, … Read more
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has claimed that the terrorists had planned to attack the country’s capital Nur sultan and if Almaty fell to the militants first Southern Kazakhstan and then whole part of the country would have been under their control. Addressing the CSTO summit on Monday President Tokayev said, “All the events since the … Read more
The successful anti-terror operation in Kazakhstan led by CSTO, in which Russia plays a big part, has brought back Moscow’s central role in Central Asia which is part of its immediate neighbourhood and where it has major stakes. The situation in all regions of Kazakhstan, where riots took place on January 2-7, has now stabilized. … Read more
Russia on Friday stated that it was closely monitoring situation in neighbouring strategic partner Kazakhstan and described the situation as “an externally provoked attempts to disrupt the security and integrity of the state, including by using the trained and organized armed groups.” “From the very beginning Moscow was closely monitoring the rapidly deteriorating internal political … Read more
Fresh violence erupted in Kazakhstan‘s main city on Thursday after Russia rushed in paratroopers overnight to put down a countrywide uprising in one of Moscow’s closest former Soviet allies. Police in the main city Almaty said they had killed dozens of rioters overnight. The authorities said at least 18 members of the security forces had … Read more
Central Asia’s biggest country Kazakhstan, has taken a cue from its South Asian partner India, and has initiated a process to decentralize its power structure through direct elections of representatives at the district level. This was decided last week by President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev when he signed a number of laws. They include the … Read more
New Delhi: In a major diplomatic success Central Asia‘s biggest country has been able to bring back its citizens from Syria. Kazakhstan had played a key role in settlement of political process of Syria. The National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of … Read more
NEW DELHI: Central Asia’s biggest state and India’s key partner in the region Kazakhstan is striving to create a multi-party state and preserve its inclusive character, according to its President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. “Kazakhstan must create a multiparty system to build a modern, effective state and the ruling Nur Otan party should collaborate more with other … Read more