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4th India-Central Asia Dialogue

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: 4th India-Central Asia Dialogue (GS2 · IR, 6 June 2025)

Asked by UPSCPrelims 2025, 20222 PYQs

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Prelims 2022Consider the following countries: Azerbaijan …Solve with answer
Prelims 2025India is one of the founding members of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), a multimodal transportation corridor, which will connectSolve with answer

What happened

EAM hosted Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan for the 4th India-Central Asia Dialogue in New Delhi on 6 June 2025 [MEA].
India backed Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan joining the INSTC and welcomed Central Asian interest in using the Shahid Beheshti Terminal at Chabahar [MEA].

Background

The ministers reviewed decisions of the 1st India-Central Asia Summit of January 2022 and proposed a joint working group on banking and financial connectivity [MEA].

Why it matters

Connectivity is the binding constraint with landlocked Central Asia, which is why Chabahar and INSTC dominate every joint statement.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India

As per MEA (2025-06-06): EAM hosted Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan for the 4th India-Central Asia Dialogue in New Delhi on 6 June 2025.
Connectivity is the binding constraint with landlocked Central Asia, which is why Chabahar and INSTC dominate every joint statement.

Quotable data point
EAM hosted Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan for the 4th India-Central Asia Dialogue in New Delhi on 6 June 2025.
MEA: Joint Statement of 4th India-Central Asia Dialogue, 6 Jun 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: five Central Asian republics, INSTC, Chabahar (Shahid Beheshti Terminal). · Mains: India's Connect Central Asia policy.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

India supported INSTC membership for

Answer (b) & explanation

MEA release.

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Official source: MEA: Joint Statement of 4th India-Central Asia Dialogue, 6 Jun 2025

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