India's Modi hosts virtual summit with Central Asian leaders

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NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged closer ties and security cooperation with five Central Asian nations as he hosted their leaders at a virtual summit days after neighbour and ri

val China hosted a similar meeting.

It has since been working towards closer links with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to balance the growing influence of China and Pakistan in the area. In a tacit show of support for Beijing, amid a US-led diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics, the five leaders are expected to travel for the opening ceremony of the games.

"Afghanistan is a matter of direct concern for India and Central Asian partners," said Ms Sana Hashmi, a fellow at the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation and a scholar with the Research Institute for Indo-Pacific Affairs.

 

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