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China's Debt Trap in Central Asia
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background
Chinese interest in Central Asia is multifold. Firstly to secure its northwestern region of Xinjiang, which shares a direct border with three Central Asian countries; Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. Xinjiang is home to....

October 01, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , China , Kyrgyzstan , Kazakhstan , Corruption , Tajikistan , BRI , Debt Trap , Loans , AIIB , Predatory lending , Anti-Chinese sentiments , Credits , Territorial claims
Tajikistan: Another Victim of Chinese Belligerence in Central Asia
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, China has shown increasing irredentist tendencies. From the South China Sea to its South and Central Asian neighbours, Chinese territorial encroachment has created fissures in b....

August 12, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , China , Russia , Central Asia , Kazakhstan , military base , Tajikistan , Kyrgyz Republic , Debt Trap , Pamir , Land grab , irredentism
‘Unknown Pneumonia’: Another Chinese Propaganda in Kazakhstan?
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
Kazakhstan has again become the victim of China’s sensationalist and maligned propaganda at the time when it is grappling with the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country. On July 9, Chinese Embassy in Kazakhstan issue....

July 16, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , India , China , Kazakhstan , South China Sea , trade , Security , Fake news , BRI , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Pneumonia , Gas pipeline , Chinese Embassy , Propaganda , Misinformation , Exports , Aggressive China , Chinese Intrusion.
कोरोनावायरस के बीच मध्य एशिया के प्रवासी श्रमिक
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

परिचय
‘प्रवासी’ शब्द का मतलब अक्सर ऐसा व्यक्ति मान लिया जाता है, जो अनचाहा बोझ होता है और दे....

July 10, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , कोरोनावायरस , महामारी , लॉकडाउन , प्रवासी कामगार , मध्य एशिया , प्रवासी श्रमिक , अंतरराष्ट्रीय सीमाएं , ताजिकिस्तान , किर्गिजिस्तान
Chinese Activity in Central Asia; beyond Trade, Transport and Economy
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background
China has invested in energy, infrastructure, transportation, railways and roads, communications etc. in Central Asia. Recently, Chinese Huawei has signed around one billion deal with Uzbekistan for digitalization of the countr....

June 30, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , China , SCO , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , military base , Security , Tajikistan , BRI , COVID-19 , Kyrgyz Republic , Gas pipeline , Badakhshan , Loans , Grants , Debt repayment , Military Exercises
COVID-19 in Tajikistan: From Denial to Full-scale Crisis
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Despite being surrounded by the countries with positive cases of coronavirus, the Tajik Government had consistently denied the existence of the virus until April 30 when 15 cases were reported. This announcement was made when the World Health Organiz....

June 15, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , India , China , Kyrgyzstan , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , poverty , Unemployment , Tajikistan , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , World Bank , Pandemic , IMF , Remittances , Pneumonia , Medical Diplomacy , Vande Bharat
कजाकस्तान ने अपनी क्षेत्रीय संप्रभुता पर सवाल खड़ा करने वाले चीनी भाषा के लेख का किया विरोध
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

परिचय
कजाकस्तान के विदेश मंत्रालय ने 14 अप्रैल 2020 के चीन के राजदूत झांग श्याओ को तलब किया और ए....

June 09, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , China , Article , सोशल मीडिया , कोरोनावायरस , कजाकिस्तान , वीबो , वीचैट , प्रादेशिक अखंडता , मणिपुर , अति-राष्ट्रवाद , चीनी चिकित्सा सहायता , चीनी कूटनीति
The Rise and Fall of Khoqand: Central Asia in the Global Age, 1709-1876. By Scott C. Levi, Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Press, 2017. 2017, 258pp.
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

Until recently, a few books have been published on the history of Central Asian Khanates of Khiva, Bukhara, and Kokand. In his book, Levi C. Scott, a professor of Central Asian history at Ohio State University, focuses on the historical significance ....

June 03, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Book Reviews , Central Asian history , Ferghana Valley , Crimean War , Russian forces , Khanate of Kokand
Central Asia's Labour Migration amid Coronavirus
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

1. Introduction
The term 'migrant' is often stereotyped as a person who is an undesirable burden and their economic contribution to national economies is seldom measured. The correlation between migration and remittances can be understood....

May 12, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Russia , Kyrgyzstan , Central Asia , Uzbekistan , poverty , Unemployment , Tajikistan , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Pandemic , Remittances , Migration , Labour , EEU
Kazakhstan Protests Chinese Language Article questioning its Territorial Integrity
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Introduction
On April 14, 2020, the Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan summoned Chinese ambassador Zhang Xiao to register a formal protest against the publication of an article on a major Chinese website, Sohu.com. This website was the offici....

April 23, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Central Asia , China , Commentary , China , Central Asia , Kazakhstan , Social Media , Coronavirus , Weibo , Wechat , Territorial integrity , Manipur , Hyper-nationalism , Chinese medical assistance , Chinese diplomacy.
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