Afghanistan sends first exports to India via Iran’s Chabahar port
KABUL (TCA) — Landlocked Afghanistan has sent its first export shipment to India through Iran's strategic Chabahar Port. Continue reading
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Indian companies to build power plants in Kazakhstan
ASTANA (TCA) — Indian companies will take part in construction of solar and coal power plants in Kazakhstan. NTPC Limited, India’s largest power conglomerate, has signed a Memorandum with Kazakh Invest national investment support and promotion company, during a Kazakhstan delegation visit to India. The delegation, headed by Minister of Energy Kanat Bozumbayev, participated in the largest international conference PETROTECH-2019 dedicated to the renewable energy and the development of exploration and mining technologies, Kazakh Invest reported. During the Ministerial Session on ‘Collaborating for a sustainable and secure energy access for all’, Kanat Bozumbayev spoke about Kazakhstan’s energy potential, the modernization initiative and investment opportunities in the energy industry in Kazakhstan. Bozumbayev also had a meeting with Dharmendra Pradhan, the Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas of India. The parties discussed potential collaboration in the O&G sector as well as prospects of cooperation between Kazakh and Indian companies for O&G exploration and development. During the meeting with N. Sivasailam, the Department of Commerce Special Secretary, the Kazakhstan delegation discussed opportunities for trade, economic and investment cooperation, the advantages of logistics integration as well as economic benefits of exploring transit capabilities of both countries. The emphasis was made on the proposal of Kazakhstan to create a Consortium that would connect the railway networks of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran to the Chabahar port and thus enable transportation of goods from Central Asia to India. Along with this, E. Kosherbayev, the Kazakh Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and B. Sarsenbayev, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to India, met with P. Saran, the Deputy National Security Adviser of India. The parties agreed to conduct the 3rd Meeting of the Security Council of Kazakhstan and India in March 2019.
Uzbekistan president attends Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in India
TASHKENT (TCA) — The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on January 18 took part in the 9th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019, being held in the city of Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India on January 18-20, the Jahon information agency reported. Continue reading
Uzbekistan and India expand cooperation
TASHKENT (TCA) — On January 18, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting with the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi within the framework of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, held in the city of Gandhinagar, Gujarat on January 18-20, the Jahon information agency reported. Welcoming the President of Uzbekistan, the Prime Minister of India expressed his sincere appreciation for participation of a representative Uzbekistan delegation in the Summit. He noted that the present visit of the Uzbek President to India is a logical continuation of the dialogue at the highest level, as well as another clear evidence of steadily strengthening friendship and partnership between the two countries. At the meeting, the parties considered issues of practical implementation of the arrangements reached and agreements signed following the state visit of the President of Uzbekistan to India in October last year, as well as prospects for expanding Uzbekistan–India cooperation. Last week, the first meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of “India – Central Asia” Dialogue with the participation of Afghanistan was successfully held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. A joint Center for Development of Entrepreneurship began its work in Tashkent. It is planned to open the office of the Confederation of Indian Industry in Uzbekistan. On January 17, the first meeting of Uzbekistan–India Business Council was held in Gujarat. A technopark of advanced information technologies in Tashkent and a pharmaceutical zone in Uzbekistan’s Andijan region are being established jointly with Indian partners. An agreement was reached with the Export-Import Bank of India on granting a preferential credit line in the amount of 200 million USD for financing socially significant projects in Uzbekistan. Branches of leading higher education institutions of India — Amity and Sharda universities — will open their doors in Uzbekistan from the new academic year. Also, India's Ministry of External Affairs said that the two countries signed a long-term Uzbek uranium ore concentrate supply deal on January 18, Sputnik news agency reported. "Both leaders [Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev] witnessed the exchange of contract papers between the Department of Atomic Energy of India and the Navoi Minerals and Metallurgical Company from the Republic of Uzbekistan for a long-term supply of uranium ore concentrate for India's energy requirements," a statement issued by India's Ministry of External Affairs said.
Uzbekistan president to visit India, Germany
TASHKENT (TCA) — In the coming days the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay visits to India and Germany, the official information agency Jahon reports. Continue reading
India signs agreements for 26 development projects in Afghanistan
KABUL (TCA) — India and Afghanistan have signed agreements to implement 26 projects worth $9.5 million in Afghanistan amid a changing geopolitical scenario in the region. While the US has been urging India to send its armed forces to the war-torn nation, India has reiterated its commitment to complete infrastructure projects it has promised to Afghanistan, Russia’s Sputnik news agency reported. Continue reading
