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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to leave for Tashkent to attend SCO meet

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will travel to the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, on Tuesday on a three-day visit to attend a defence ministerial conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu are also expected to attend the SCO meet, besides their counterparts from other member countries of the grouping. The SCO defence ministerial meeting is taking place around three weeks ahead of the annual summit of the influential grouping. The summit is scheduled for September 15-16 in Samarkand. "Tomorrow, August 23, I will be in Uzbekistan to take part in the SCO Defence Ministers Meet being held at Tashkent. I will be holding a bilateral meeting with Uzbekistan's Defence Minister, Lt. General Nizamovich, and also interact with the Indian community. Look forward to it," Singh said in a tweet on Monday. The defence ministry said Singh, during his August 23-25 visit to Tashkent, will meet the defence .

Uzbekistan, Ukraine win gold, India two bronzes at Chess Olympiad

In the women's section, Ukraine won the gold, Georgia the silver, while the top seed India-1 had to remain content with the bronze.

India, Uzbekistan agree pilot trade shipment through Chabahar Port

The shipment is expected to be executed in the next 15-20 days, an official in the know of the matter said

ICC awards membership status to Cambodia, Uzbekistan, Cote D'Ivoire

The ICC awarded membership status to three countries on Tuesday during the ongoing ICC Annual Conference in Birmingham.Cambodia and Uzbekistan from Asia, and Cote D'Ivoire from Africa, were all awarded Associate membership status, taking ICC's total members to 108 countries, including 96 Associates.The two Asian teams take the total count of Asian countries to 25 while Cote D'Ivoire is the 21st country from Africa.A major criteria to gain ICC Membership is detailed in 'Participation and domestic structures' of Clause 2.1 (d) of the ICC Membership Criteria. This includes having in place a proper structure with minimum team requirements for 50-over and 20-over tournaments, aside from clear junior and women's pathways.The three new countries satisfied these conditions, with the Cricket Federation of Uzbekistan's (CFU) women's cricket plan involving 15 teams playing organised competitions with a pathway programme for their Under-19 and Under-17 players.Cote d'Ivoire Cricket Federation has

Jaishankar to pay 2-day visit to Uzbekistan for SCO FMs meet from Thursday

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to the Uzbek capital Tashkent on a two-day visit beginning Thursday to attend a foreign ministerial conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

India to attend SCO FM meet; Bilawal, Wang Yi, Jaishankar to meet in person

Coming week in Uzbekistan, EAM S Jaishankar will be sharing the table with his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Foreign Ministers meeting

Modi, Shehbaz meeting likely to take place in Uzbekistan at SCO summit

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Secretary General Zhang Ming is visiting Pakistan on Friday for three days and will invite Pak Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to participate in the SCO annual summit

India to host Regional Anti-Terror Structure talks under SCO today

All members of the SCO will be attending the meeting which will include a three-member delegation from Pakistan

Domestic tourism builds morale at backpacker hub amid global crises

After Covid, Russia-Ukraine war has kept international travellers down to a trickle in Delhi's Paharganj

Apollo Hospitals inks pact for tertiary care hospital in Uzbekistan

The Apollo Hospitals inked a pact with Marafon Group for setting up a first-of-its kind tertiary care hospital in Uzbekistan, the leading corporate hospital said on Thursday. The partnership with Apollo Hospitals will provide quality healthcare for over 60 million people of Uzbekistan and bordering regions of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, the private healthcare services provider, which is expanding its presence to the Central Asian country, said. Uzbekistan is known for its mosques, mausoleums and other heritage sites. Announcing the partnership, Dr Prathap C Reddy, founder & chairman, Apollo Hospitals India, said the group hopes to touch a billion lives across the globe and also ensure the Apollo clinical excellence globally. "We take immense pride in joining hands with Marafon Group to provide tertiary care services to over 60 million people of Uzbekistan and its neighbouring countries thus improving access to quality healthcare," he said. "We stand strong together at .

US persuades Tajikistan, Uzbekistan governments to allow military bases

The US has started to persuade the governments of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to allow its military bases on the territory of these Central Asian countries.First of all, this will enable the American military to conduct special operations in Afghanistan and deliver "over-the-horizon" missile strikes there against reconnaissance targets using long-range Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), according to Frontier Post.Earlier, last October, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kal, during a hearing in the US Senate Armed Services Committee, hinted that, if necessary, in order to establish bases in the Central Asian region, the Pentagon would bribe the leadership of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.Moscow, in turn, strongly opposes America's military presence in Central Asia, which for Russia is important for organizing its strategic defense. The Kremlin also realizes that the penetration of radical elements from Afghanistan to the north is a serious threat to its security.An article in the ...

Hyundai Engineering completes construction of GTL plant in Uzbekistan

Hyundai Engineering announced on the 28th that it has completed construction of GTL (Gas-to-Liquid) plant worth $2.62 billion (about 3.1 trillion won) in Uzbekistan.

India, Iran and Uzbekistan hold meet on joint use of Chabahar Port

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the participants discussed further development of transportation corridor around the port

Taliban takeover: Afghan military jet shot down by Uzbek air defences

The jet crashed late on Sunday in Uzbekistan's southernmost Surxondaryo province adjacent to Afghanistan

Ind-Uzbek ties set to grow as Biden shuffles geopolitical order in Eurasia

India and landlocked Uzbekistan are set to reboot ties, taking advantage of Iran's likely accommodation in the international mainstream and the rapidly approaching political transition in Afghanistan

India, Uzbekistan begin 10-day joint military exercise in Uttarakhand

The armies of India and Uzbekistan on Wednesday began a 10-day military exercise in Uttarakhand's Chaubatia as part of efforts to bolster bilateral defence and security ties, officials said. Forty-five soldiers each from Uzbekistan and Indian armies are participating in the "DUSTLIK II" exercise. "This joint exercise will definitely provide impetus to the ever growing military and diplomatic ties between the two nations and also reflects the strong resolve of both nations to counter terrorism," the defence ministry said. It is the second edition of the annual bilateral joint exercise of both armies. The first edition of the exercise was held in Uzbekistan in November 2019. "Both contingents will be sharing their expertise and skills in the field of counter-terrorist operations in mountainous, rural and urban scenarios under UN mandate," the ministry said in a statement.

Second edition of India-Uzbek joint military exercise starts in Uttarakhand

The first edition of the joint military exercise had taken place in Tashkent in November 2019

Cabinet approves MoU with Uzbekistan for cooperation in solar energy

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave ex-post facto approval to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India and Uzbekistan for cooperation in the field of solar energy. "The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was apprised of signing of Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) between India and Uzbekistan for cooperation in the field of solar energy," an official statement said. According to statement, the main area of work under the MoU is to identify research/demonstration/pilot projects between the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, India and the International Solar Energy Institute (ISEI), Uzbekistan in the mutually identified areas. These areas are solar photovoltaic, storage technologies and transfer of technology. Based on mutual agreement, both parties would work for implementation and deployment of pilot projects in International Solar Alliance (ISA) member countries.

Uzbekistan signs loan and guarantee agreements for its first solar plant

The World Bank will also provide a $5.1 million payment guarantee for the Uzbek government to backstop payment obligations of the project

Jaishankar, his Uzbek counterpart agree to coordinate on regional concerns

S Jaishankar held a cordial meeting with his Uzbek counterpart during which the two leaders agreed to coordinate closely on regional concerns and take forward their growing development partnership