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Russia has advised its partner countries in the Eurasian region to be more cautious and "aware of the high risks" involved in participating in joint military exercises with the United States.
The ongoing intensive engagement with Russia and Central Asia may set the tone for the first post-Covid in-person summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) countries next month in Uzbekistan.
As a key outcome of the first India-Central Asia summit that took place in January this year, the inaugural National Security Advisors meet will take place in December this year in India. The meeting takes place even as India and Central Asia celebrate 30 years of establishment of ties and focus on increasing engagement. Central Asia consists of five countries - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan with whom India has cultural and civilization ties.
India has repeatedly emphasized linking of the Chabahar Port to the International North-South Transport Corridor, or the INSTC