News Of Asia

Paksitan Explorees routes that bypass Afghanistan in Trade with Central Asia

7 Aug, 2026 14 views

The Karakoram Highway, part of the route from Central Asia to Pakistan via China. (Photo: Dimitri Lupo via Flickr) Uzbekistan appears to be hedging its bets when it comes to Afghanistan’s ability to serve …

Niqab Bans Fuel Religious Debate in Central Asia

7 Aug, 2026 18 views

Standing before a court in Aktobe in June, 35-year-old Azat Konys apologized to “the entire Kazakh people” for insulting one of the country’s most cherished cultural symbols. Two months earlier, during a TikTok livestream, he …

Limits of Turkmenistan’s Neutrality Foreign Policy

7 Aug, 2026 13 views

@depositphotos Permanent neutrality has shaped Turkmenistan’s foreign policy for more than three decades. It has given Ashgabat a distinct diplomatic identity and helped it maintain relations with competing regional powers. Its economic benefits, however, …

Central Asian states and Azerbaijan sign cooperation roadmap

7 Aug, 2026 3 views

Roundup of developments relevant for Silk Seven-Plus initiative. The leaders of the five Central Asian states and Azerbaijan met in Kyrgyzstan for both official meetings and informal communication. (Photo: president.uz) The leaders of the five …

Hurdles and Opportunities for Central Asian Business in a New Era: Logistics, Raw Materials and Manufacturing Capacity Building in Cooperation with the United States of America

7 Aug, 2026 108 views

Events in international relations, world and regional economics as well as intra-regional logistics develop rather rapidly, often in an unpredicted direction and take an unexpected turns. That said, these days apply also to system …