Re-election of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev heralds closer India-Uzbekistan ties 
Taliban keeps China on tenterhooks over lithium mining contracts in Afghanistan 
Modi in UAE: In New Era of Bilateral Trade, a Firm Foreign Policy Caps Ties 
India – SCO: Leveraging Soft Power for Enhancing Regional Ties with Central Asia 
India-US Critical Technology Cooperation: The Hurdles and Way Forward Turkish parliament approves troop observer deployment to Karabakh
Turkey has accused Armenia of occupying Azeri lands and pledged solidarity with its ethnic Turkic kin in Azerbaijan.
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WHO rolls out plan to rid world of cervical cancer, saving millions of lives
The World Health Organization (WHO) st out a strategy on Tuesday for eliminating cervical cancer, which
Pak-Saudi face-off over Kashmir: The view from Dhaka
Further, the governments of Saudi Arabia and Iran refused to allow Pakistan diplomatic missions to hold public events to observe the October 27 anniversary of Jammu & Kashmir’s accession to India as a Black Day.
Trump asked for options for attacking Iran last week, but held off: source
Trump has spent all the four years of his presidency engaging in an aggressive policy against Iran, withdrawing in 2018 from the Iran nuclear deal negotiated by his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama
New Asian trade bloc could play key role in driving investment
A new trade bloc covering a huge swathe of the Asia-Pacific region will play an important role in developing poorer economies and in post-pandemic stimulus, according to a report published on Monday by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
‘The South Caucasus: Transition from Subjugation to Independence’
The book flags an important issue that Indian policy makers will need to seriously reflect on and formulate policy for a complex region where new players –- Turkey, Iran, China — are entering the fray with increasing implications for India’s own defence, security and connectivity.
RCEP signatories ready for negotiations once India gives written request to join pact
Now the members of RCEP are 10-nation bloc ASEAN (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia), China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
Asia forms world’s biggest trade bloc, a China-backed group excluding U.S.
The deal marks the first time rival East Asian powers China, Japan and South Korea have been in a single free trade agreement.
Biden admin likely to be pragmatic in dealing with Pakistan: former top Pakistani diplomat
The Biden administration is likely to be pragmatic in its dealings with Pakistan, pressing Islamabad to act on terrorism related issues and support America’s endeavours for peace in Afghanistan, according to a former top Pakistani diplomat.
Social media-based trafficking on the rise during coronavirus pandemic
Online, demand has been channelled “through social media, dark web and messaging platforms” which provide easy access to potential victims, but hide the identity of the perpetrators,