India-Central Asia ties in focus as PM Modi begins Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a two-nation visit to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan on Saturday. He will hold bilateral talks in Tashkent and attend the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek, aiming to strengthen India's strategic partnerships, trade, and regional security across Central Asia.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi commenced a two-nation visit to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan on Saturday, emphasizing the strengthening of India's strategic partnerships in Central Asia. The Prime Minister is set to spend two days in Tashkent, hosting Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, with the aim of deepening cooperation in trade, investment, digital connectivity, defense, energy, and advancing shared visions of Viksit Bharat and Yangi Uzbekistan.
During his visit to Tashkent, Modi will also pay tribute to cultural and people-to-people ties by visiting the Shastri Memorial and the Mahatma Gandhi Centre at the Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies.
The Prime Minister will then proceed to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to attend the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. Modi expressed confidence that this visit would strengthen India's strategic partnerships in Central Asia, promote civilizational ties, and advance shared goals of peace, stability, and prosperity. The SCO, comprising ten member states with a combined territory of approximately 36 million square kilometers and a population of over 3.4 billion, represents about 25 per cent of global GDP and over 15 per cent of international trade. India joined the SCO as a full member in 2017.
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