Tajikistan
“The fear is increasing in Central Asia that a default domino is just around the corner and, looking at the overall stance of both their strategic partners, Moscow and Beijing, they are bound to look for alternatives. India is best situated at seizing this opportunity and this can be a step at changing the balances with China and Russia”, – writes analyst Dimitris Simeonidis, exclusively for CABAR.asia.
International organizations have given very low scores to the openness of Tajikistan’s state budget and the transparency of the state procurement process. The legislation of Tajikistan, regulating this sphere, does not meet the modern requirements of a democratic society and needs to be improved, believes Ikrom Kuchkorov, a CABAR.asia School of Analytics graduate.
For almost two months already, the Tajik society has been involved in an intense debate over the war between Russia and Ukraine.
In Tajikistan, divorced women complain of being evicted and deprived of their maternal rights after family conflicts.
In Tajikistan, helping the ill and needy has become one of the methods of fraudulent schemes for those who like to get wealthy on the Internet. To avoid falling into the “paws” of scammers, experts urge to increase the digital literacy of internet users. (more…)
The government of Tajikistan adopted an anti-crisis program due to the ongoing events in Russia. However, the experts say it is too late because it takes many years to prepare for such crises.
In recent years there has been a rising trend in Tajikistan of adult children relinquishing custody of their elderly parents. (more…)
GBAO needs significant assistance from the national authorities and the international community, said Khodjimukhammad Umarov, Doctor of Economics. In his opinion, in the harsh conditions of GBAO, the real results of development can be obtained with a stringent system of public administration. (more…)
Most Tajik media try to avoid covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Some of them do it after receiving ‘instructions’ from the authorities, others say they fear for the Tajik migrants in Russia.
On 10 March IWPR held an online panel dedicated to the developments in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan. (more…)