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“Since there seemed an informal regional consensus this time to engage the Taliban 2.0, India similarly reoriented its policy towards Taliban ruled Afghanistan from estrangement to cautious engagement”, – writes Raj Kumar Sharma, Maharishi Kanad Post-Doc Fellow, Delhi School of Transnational Affairs, (University of Delhi, India), exclusively for CABAR.asia.
What are the reasons for anti-Chinese sentiments in Kazakhstan? What measures does China take to improve its image in Central Asia and how effective are they? Will the social base of anti-Chinese sentiments in Kazakhstan expand, or vice versa? The Editorial of CABAR.asia discussed these and other questions with Professor of Nazarbayev University, Jessica Neafie (Astana). (more…)
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Cooperation between Tajikistan and Georgia has great potential. In particular, Tajikistan could benefit from Georgia’s successful reform experience, including police reforms and the integration of national minorities, says Navruz Karimov, a member of the CABAR.asia School of Analytics. (more…)
Complex geography and domestic politics mean a solution remains elusive.
Clashes on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border in which at least 100 people died have highlighted the serious risks of the countries unresolved territorial disputes, with analysts from both sides calling for a change of approach.
Women who have returned to Uzbekistan from war zones in the Middle East say the hardships they face in the country are nothing compared to what they experienced during the war. (more…)
In recent years, Tajik doctors have been increasingly leaving their homeland, complaining about low wages and difficult working conditions. Experts say that the healthcare sector needs large-scale reforms. (more…)
Experts on Central Asia share opinions about the angles in which they see the armed conflict on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan that took place on September 14-17, 2022. How can this conflict affect projects within the SCO and regional cooperation? What peacebuilding mechanisms can Astana and Tashkent offer? – these questions are discussed in an article, specially for CABAR.asia. (more…)
“The current focus exists on agriculture, irrigation and construction, which are the already existing and functioning economic sectors in the region. While the need for further industrialization of the region has been highlighted by policymakers, there is no clear provision for the formulation of the main building block for such circumstances: the workforce and academia that will generate the ecosystem for various industrial sectors to thrive”, – writes analyst Dimitris Simeonidis, exclusively for CABAR.asia. (more…)
Often, these are women in difficult life situations. In most cases, they do not seek help because of the fear of condemnation.