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Diplomatic, economic and connectivity developments across Central Asia and the wider Eurasian region.

Eurasia / Central Asia
The Center for SCO Studies of the Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies organized and hosted a webinar titled Post Bishkek SCO...

Eurasia / Central Asia
Originally published on The Diplomatic Insight, IPDS’s sister publication. IPDS is pleased to showcase this piece by Dr. Farhat Asif, President, IPDS....

Eurasia / Central Asia
The 2026 SCO summit produced 28 documents, including the Bishkek Declaration and Charter amendments, while handing Pakistan the organisation's 2026-27 chairmanship under...

Eurasia / Central Asia
At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's 26th Council of Heads of State meeting in Bishkek, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called for shared responsibility...

Eurasia / Central Asia
On the sidelines of the SCO summit in Bishkek, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held their first...

Eurasia / Central Asia
Islamabad marked Uzbekistan's 35th Independence Anniversary with diplomats and officials in attendance. The Uzbek ambassador highlighted reforms under President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, including...

Eurasia / Central Asia
Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Zheenbek Kulubaev and Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar reaffirmed close bilateral ties in Bishkek, a day after the...

Eurasia / Central Asia
Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan agreed to further institutionalise their trilateral Makkah Joint Defense Agreement, establishing a permanent secretariat and deepening coordination...

Eurasia / Central Asia
President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Bishkek to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, joining other heads of state and government at what...

Eurasia / Central Asia
Leaders including Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Shehbaz Sharif convened in Bishkek for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's...
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