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India seeks undersea gas pipeline project with Iran

TEHRAN (TCA) — Representatives of major Indian natural gas importers are due to visit Iran early in March to discuss a long-proposed undersea gas pipeline which New Delhi sees as an alternative to a gas-pipeline project via Pakistan, Iran’s PressTV reported.   Continue reading

Stratfor: Chabahar port may expand India’s economic presence in C. Asia

BISHKEK (TCA) — The article below, originally published by Stratfor, highlights India’s efforts to expand its influence beyond South Asia with the help of a partner with whom it has a long history of cooperation: Iran. Continue reading

Stratfor’s Global Intelligence: Week of Feb. 22, 2016

BISHKEK (TCA) — The Times of Central Asia presents to its readers Stratfor’s Global Intelligence, a weekly review of the most important events that happened in the world — from Europe to Middle East to Russia to Central Asia to Afghanistan to China and the Americas. Continue reading

Stratfor’s Global Intelligence: Week of Feb. 15, 2016

BISHKEK (TCA) — The Times of Central Asia presents to its readers Stratfor’s Global Intelligence, a weekly review of the most important events that happened in the world — from Europe to Middle East to Russia to Central Asia to Afghanistan to China and the Americas. Continue reading

Kabul seeks India help with Iran-Afghanistan trade corridor

KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan's chief executive, Abdullah Abdullah, has called on Indian businesses to invest in his war-torn country — including development of a proposed trade corridor through Afghanistan that links Iran with India and Central Asia, RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan reported. Continue reading

Central Asia regional integration: a lesson from the past. Revisiting Halford Mackinder

BISHKEK (TCA) — Editor’s note: We are glad to publish an essay of a young Indian journalist, from the South Asian University of New Delhi. The essay shows how modern infrastructure is trying to resolve old problems in an integrated effort of several countries while requiring worldwide attention for a balanced and peaceful development of Central Asia, the “heartland” between Europe, Russia and China. Continue reading