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Uzbekistan balances India-backed & Pak-backed connectivity routes

The Economic Times 
Jul 14, 2021 (Uzbekistan)

TASHKENT: India will pitch for sustainable, secure, transparent and viable connectivity route between landlocked Central Asia and the wider Indian Ocean Region (IOR) through Chabahar Port and International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) at the mega meet here as key regional power Uzbekistan backs a proposal for connectivity to IOR via Pakistan simultaneously with the Indian initiatives.

The Uzbek-backed proposal of a connectivity link via Kabul and Peshawar to the Karachi Port will get a leg-up with the presence of Pakistani PM Imran Khan at the mega meet. India, represented by the foreign minister S Jaishankar, is expected to pitch for connecting Central Asia via both Chabahar route as well as the INTSC — in which India play key role. Uzbekistan, organiser of the mega connectivity meet, in a class diplomatic balancing act backs both the routes led by India as well as through Pakistan, ET has learnt.


In an effort to ensure a broader international consensus, Uzbekistan, which in many ways view it as the Heart of Central Asia, invited delegations from the UN, SCO, Afghanistan, Iran, India, China, Pakistan, Russia and other states to take part in the international conference “Central Asia and South Asia regional connectivity: Challenges and opportunities” being organised under the initiative of President Mirziyoyev.

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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/uzbekistan-balances-india-backed-pak-backed-connectivity-routes/articleshow/84412378.cms?from=mdr

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