A file photo of Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Army Chief Gen. Manoj Pande embarked on a four-day visit to Uzbekistan on April 16 to explore new avenues of bilateral military collaboration. Gen. Pande is scheduled to hold wide-ranging talks with the top military brass of the … Read more
Wall dedicated to Indian celebrities who visited Raaj Kapur restaurant in Tashkent. | Photo Credit: PTI In the heart of Tashkent, a city known for its rich history, stands an Indian restaurant celebrating the legacy of legendary Bollywood actor Raj Kapoor and the love of the Uzbeks for him even 35 years after his death. … Read more
Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and his family members pose for a photo at a polling station during a referendum in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on April 30, 2023. Voters in Uzbekistan are casting ballots in a referendum on a revised constitution that promises human rights reforms. | Photo Credit: Ap Voters in Uzbekistan, the most populous former … Read more
Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Health Ministry of Uzbekistan on Tuesday said 18 children, with acute respiratory disease, have died from taking excessive doses of a cough syrup, Doc-1 Max, manufactured by Marion Biotech, an Indian firm. The children consumed “excessive amounts” of the cough syrup, which contained ethylene … Read more
In a first, a private trader in India has exported commercial goods to Uzbekistan through Pakistan and Afghanistan in a historic trade activity linking the four countries, according to a media report. Trucks carrying 140 tonnes of cargo, mostly sugar from India, departed Kabul on Wednesday for the Uzbek capital Tashkent, the Voice of America … Read more
As the Conservative party continues its annual conference in Manchester, it has emerged from the Guardian’s investigation into the Pandora papers that a major party donor advised on the structure of a deal that was later found to be a $220m (£162m) bribe for the daughter of the then president of Uzbekistan. Documents show how … Read more
The top American commander in the Middle East said Tuesday that it would be “extremely difficult” for the United States to watch and counter terrorist threats in Afghanistan such as al-Qaida after U.S. troops leave the country by Sept. 11. The head of the U.S. Central Command, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr., offered the first extensive … Read more