Central Asia – Page 5 – Asia Times

Relations between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan have been warming up recently. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks at the presidential palace in Kabul on July 15, 2018. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Haroon Sabawoon

Afghanistan, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Taliban crosses the Rubicon with Tashkent meeting

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Map of Uzbekistan. A detail from the World Map provided by RAND McNALLY. Map: iStock

China, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Turkish businesses getting set for Uzbek bonanza

by Altay Atli July 10, 2018July 10, 2018

Abdullaeva Uguloi. Photo: IWMI/ Madeline Dahm

Middle East, Russia, World

Women will be key to tackling water worries in Central Asia

by Soumya Balasubramanya July 2, 2018

An Afghan boy guides a donkey cart loaded with garbage along a street in Kabul. As the country's civil war grinds on, there is a growing realization that the insurgent Taliban must be part of the peace process if it is to succeed. Photo: AFP/Wakil Kohsar

Afghanistan, China, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

A peace-puzzle solution in Afghanistan needs the Taliban

by Haroun Mir June 14, 2018

Conflict and instability continue to plague Afghanistan as the country struggles to achieve an enduring peace after decades of turmoil. Image: iStock

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Solutions remain elusive in conflict-weary Afghanistan

by Ihsanullah Omarkhail June 13, 2018

Afghanistan, Pakistan and surrounding countries on retro globe underneath a magnifying glass. Image: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Pakistan a land of connectivity within the SCO

by Zamir Awan June 12, 2018

Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrives at Qingdao Airport in China's Shandong province on June 8 for the SCO summit this weekend. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Shanghai summit: Is it really a suitcase without a handle?

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attends a meeting with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev in Astana, Kazakhstan March 23, 2017. Photo: Mukhtar Kholdorbekov/Reuters

Afghanistan, China, Middle East, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Uzbek president wins $6.5bn in US contracts at Trump summit

by PK Semler May 17, 2018

Armenia

Afghanistan, AT Finance, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

A color revolution in the Caucasus puts Russia in a dilemma

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 9, 2018February 18, 2020

The digital currency is on the rise again. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Central Asia trio tests investor conviction

by Gary Kleiman April 22, 2018April 22, 2018

The Caspian Sea is an important hub in a Eurasia-wide system of gas pipelines and trade corridors.

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Caspian games: Central Asian ‘stans’ vie for connectivity market

by Pepe Escobar April 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attends a meeting with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev in Astana, Kazakhstan March 23, 2017. Photo: Mukhtar Kholdorbekov/Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Laos, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Alert over Central Asia’s China debt mars Uzbekistan’s BRI debut

by Gary Kleiman March 6, 2018

Workers stand by a gas pipe near the town of Serhetabat, Turkmenistan, on February 23, during a launch ceremony for construction work on TAPI, a natural gas pipeline that will link Turkmenistan through Afghanistan to Pakistan and India. Photo: Reuters / Marat Gurt

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Afghanistan ready to play connector role in Eurasian integration

by Pepe Escobar February 26, 2018February 18, 2020

A portion of the natural gas pipeline that runs from Central Asia to China. Photo: Getty Images

Beijing, China, European Union, World

Haze returns to Beijing amid lower Central Asia gas supply

by Asia Times staff February 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Combat weapons, US dollars and ammunition scattered on a sackcloth. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Egypt, Middle East, South Asia, World

As ISIS fighters return, Central Asia braces for attacks

by Tatiana Kanunnikova February 4, 2018

US President Donald Trump and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev shake hands in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 16, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque

China, European Union, Russia, Shanghai, World

Investor standoff sullies Nazarbayev’s international splash

by Gary Kleiman January 26, 2018

US President Donald Trump and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev shake hands in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 16, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque

China, Russia, World

Nazarbayev plays ‘honest broker’ in new Great Game

by PK Semler January 18, 2018

Photo: Khorgos Gateway

AT Finance, China, European Union, Italy, Russia, South Asia, Vietnam, World

China’s landlocked ‘port’ in Kazakhstan doesn’t need water to succeed

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large January 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Afghanistan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani, (L) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif after the first China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Dialogue in Beijing on December 26, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

China mediates between Pakistan and Afghanistan

by Sabena Siddiqui January 4, 2018

A file photo of Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev from September 2016. Photo: Georgy Kakulia/Press Service of Georgian Govt/ via Reuters

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

The Afghan war: Trump and Putin battle for Uzbek support

by MK Bhadrakumar December 25, 2017February 18, 2020

The Bayterek Tower (center) is a landmark of Astana, Kazakhstan. File Photo: Reuters / Shamil Zhumatov

China, European Union, India, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Kazakhstan makes its way in an uncertain world

by Nargis Kassenova December 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, AT Finance, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Chabahar: Iran’s new ‘Indo-Pacific’ ace card

by Peter J. Brown November 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Through night vision goggles, Afghan conflict becoming a proxy war

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 16, 2017February 18, 2020

A banknote shows horsemen competing at Buzkashi, a long-time Central Asian sport in which horse mounted players attempt to place a goat or calf carcass in a goal Photo: iStock/Getty Images

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Central Asian money trails come into corrupt focus

by Alan Boyd November 7, 2017February 18, 2020

IMF says 'Increased cybersecurity risks pose challenges for financial institutions, financial infrastructure, and supervisors.' Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

AT Finance, China, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Uzbekistan paves way for Central Asia business reforms

by Gary Kleiman November 3, 2017

Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai speaks during an interview in Kabul in May. Photo: AFP/ Anadolu Agency

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Karzai warns Afghans and neighbors to resist ‘US agenda’

by Ruchi Kumar October 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Ratings agencies such as Moody's and Standard & Poor's have been monitoring Central Asian markets. Photo: iStock

China, Egypt, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, World

Tajikistan bond issuance stirs the pot in Central Asia

by Gary Kleiman October 3, 2017

An Afghan farmer grows apples, almonds, pomegranates, and grapes in the orchard where he has been working over the last four years. Photo: World Bank

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Ticket to rot for fruit stranded without flights in Afghanistan

by Sayed Sarwar and Hamid Shalizi August 17, 2017February 18, 2020

The Ritz-Carlton Almaty's lobby. Photo: Courtesy of Ritz-Carlton

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Singapore

New Central Asian luxury hotels eye Chinese market

by Mason Hinsdale July 29, 2017July 31, 2017

People walk past a construction site at the Chinese part of the China-Kazakhstan Horgos International Border Cooperation Center (ICBC), in Horgos, China, May 12, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Shamil Zhumatov

AT Finance, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Beijing, Brunei, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, World

BRI could signal boom for worldwide ‘localization’ services

by Doug Tsuruoka July 16, 2017February 18, 2020