PM Narendra Modi Hosts First India-Central Asia Virtual Summit

PM Narendra Modi Hosts First India-Central Asia Virtual Summit

  • Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi hosted the first India-Central Asia Summit on 27 January 2022, through virtual platform.
  • It was the first of its kind engagement between India and the Central Asian countries at the level of leaders.
  • Central Asian region has five recognized countries. These are the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan), Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Republic of Uzbekistan.
  • The Summit was attended by the Presidents of these five Central Asian countries.
  • The first India-Central Asia Summit coincided with the 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Central Asian countries.
  • During the summit, the Leaders agreed to hold the Summit every 2 years (biennial).

Points to remember:

  1. PM Modi inaugurated which edition of India-Central Asia Summit in 2022?
  2. 2022 marks how many years of establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Central Asian countries
  3. How many recognised Central Asian region countries are there?

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