Central Asia

Genuine reform takes place not through quashing free thinkers and critics but in encouraging and even embracing them.?

Uzbekistan launches trials of a Chinese vaccine, but purchases Russian vaccine.

The Iranian port of Chabahar has the potential to shift some of the regional dynamics in India’s favor.?

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Uzbekistan undoubtedly needs to continue implementing recent initiated reforms, but its progress is promising.

"Despite obvious advancement in reforms in various spheres, one direction of reforms remains very slow: it is the sphere of political reforms."

Uzbekistan has made enormous progress in eliminating forced labor, but has yet to fully eradicate it.

After some initial commotion in the political environment, the parliamentary race folded back into a roll-call of loyalists.?

Tashkent's observer status does not earn it any of the benefits President Shavkat Mirziyoyev heralded in his remarks, but full membership appears to be the goal.

Postponing what was supposed to become a regular forum for the leaders of Central Asia to gather together is not a good idea.

How Chinese policy and commercial banks are behaving operationally in their foreign lending activities is shifting, but not necessarily diminishing.