Central Asia Digest | June 2022
HIGHLIGHTS ● Political Developments● Economic Developments● India-Central Asia Relations Political Developments The new constitution of Kazakhstan proposes to exclude provisions on the status of former President Nursultan Nazarbayev. According to members of the constitutional working group, the historical role of the first president is ‘’well known’’ and does not require a separate provision in the […]
Central Asia Digest | July 2022
HIGHLIGHTS ● Political Developments● Economic Developments● India-Central Asia Relations Political Developments Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on June 15 that Kazakhstan has no intention of breaking Western sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. In an interview with Russia’s Rossiya-24 TV channel, Tokayev said that previous comments by Kazakh officials that the sanctions […]
Central Asia Digest | August 2022
HIGHLIGHTS ● Political Developments● Economic Developments● India-Central Asia Relations Political Developments In St. Petersburg, sitting alongside President Vladimir Putin, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev pushed back against Moscow’s narrative of the Ukraine invasion, rejecting recognition for “quasi-states” like the Russia-backed, separatist-controlled regions of eastern Ukraine. He also vowed that Kazakhstan wouldn’t break international sanctions imposed against Russia over […]