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Central Asia

  • As Russia loses influence in Central Asia, it has intensified efforts to destabilise Moldova

    As Russia loses influence in Central Asia, it has intensified efforts to destabilise Moldova

    Stefan Wolff, The Conversation
    · Mar 16, 2023 · 11:30 pm
  • India is ready to invest, build connectivity in Central Asia, says NSA Ajit Doval

    India is ready to invest, build connectivity in Central Asia, says NSA Ajit Doval

    Scroll Staff
    · Dec 06, 2022 · 07:17 pm
  • ‘The Stone Tower’: A new book tackles, and solves, one of the world’s oldest geographical riddles

    ‘The Stone Tower’: A new book tackles, and solves, one of the world’s oldest geographical riddles

    Riaz Dean
    · Mar 10, 2022 · 08:30 am
  • Kazakhstan: 164 killed in protests, property worth 175 million damaged, says government

    Kazakhstan: 164 killed in protests, property worth 175 million damaged, says government

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 09, 2022 · 07:21 pm
  • Kazakhstan: Security forces kill dozens of agitators as protests against rising fuel price intensify

    Kazakhstan: Security forces kill dozens of agitators as protests against rising fuel price intensify

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 06, 2022 · 05:21 pm
  • World hunger has risen for three straight years – and climate change is a key reason

    World hunger has risen for three straight years – and climate change is a key reason

    Jessica Eise, The Conversation Kenneth Foster, The Conversation
    · Oct 25, 2018 · 08:30 pm
  • In images: Early 20th century Tibet and Burma, as seen by a pioneering female photographer

    In images: Early 20th century Tibet and Burma, as seen by a pioneering female photographer

    Lydia Pyne
    · Jan 13, 2018 · 03:30 pm
  • Why the first peaceful transfer of power in Kyrgyzstan may not mean much for its democracy

    Why the first peaceful transfer of power in Kyrgyzstan may not mean much for its democracy

    Michał Romanowski
    · Oct 14, 2017 · 11:30 pm
  • How big a threat is Islamic State in Central Asia?

    How big a threat is Islamic State in Central Asia?

    John Heathershaw and David W. Montgomery, The Conversation
    · Apr 13, 2016 · 06:30 am