MANTRAYA ANALYSIS#73: 30 OCTOBER 2023 India’s Central Asia Outreach: Countering China’s Expanding Footprint SHANTHIE MARIET D’SOUZA & BIBHU PRASAD ROUTRAY Abstract For the past couple of years, India has used several forums and mechanisms to reach out to five Central Asian countries. Connectivity and economic integration with these countries being its key objectives, New Delhi […]
MANTRAYA POLICY BRIEF#38: 08 APRIL 2022 Re-Reviving TAPI: Hardened Obstacles & Challenges for New Delhi Bibhu Prasad Routray Abstract The TAPI project is in the news, yet again. There have been fresh attempts at reviving the project by all involved parties. The long-stalled project also seems to have been boosted by a China-led initiative. However, […]
MANTRAYA OCCASIONAL PAPER #05: 26 FEBRUARY 2018 Redefining Extremism in Central Asia – Roger Kangas, Ph.D. – Abstract For over twenty years, the Central Asian states have faced periodic challenges of violent extremist groups and radical ideologies. These have varied among the countries, in terms of intensity, motivation, and methods, requiring the states to adjust […]