Phase IFoundation
Background
Overview
This policy is crucial for India's energy security, regional stability (especially counter-terrorism), economic diversification, and strategic outreach in a geopolitically significant region influenced by major powers like Russia and China. It reflects India's multi-aligned foreign policy objectives.
India's Central Asia policy aims to deepen engagement with the five Central Asian republics (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) across political, economic, security, and cultural spheres, recognizing the region as part of India's extended neighborhood. This policy seeks to leverage historical civilizational links and address contemporary strategic imperatives.