Field Reports
KAZAKHSTAN AND INDIA STRENGTHEN BILATERAL TIES
By Georgiy Voloshin (4/27/2011 issue of the CACI Analyst)
On April 15-16, 2011, India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh paid his first official visit to Kazakhstan, after attending a meeting of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) on the Chinese island of Hainan. A series of bilateral agreements signed in the wake of his meeting with President Nazarbayev testify to India’s firm commitment to strengthening and expanding its presence in the most developed country of Central Asia. Previously, a lack of adequate air communication, the remoteness of both capitals and scarcity of financial inflows from India impeded relevant cooperation to the advantage of other regional players, primarily Russia and China.
NAZARBAYEV REELECTED PRESIDENT IN LANDSLIDE VICTORY
By Georgiy Voloshin (4/13/2011 issue of the CACI Analyst)
On April 5, 2011, the Central Election Committee of Kazakhstan made public the official results of the latest presidential elections, in which the incumbent President Nursultan Nazarbayev won a landslide victory. Nazarbayev obtained 95.
KYRGYZ PRESIDENT DISMISSES PROSECUTOR GENERAL
By Joldosh Osmonov (4/13/2011 issue of the CACI Analyst)
As the Kyrgyz president dismissed the acting Prosecutor General, the latter decided to raise allegations of corruption against the country’s leadership, which in turn led to broad public debate. Many consider his dismissal as part of a “removal of political undesirables” in light of a serious political struggle related to the upcoming presidential elections.
TAJIK GOVERNMENT PLANS TO INITIATE CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
By Alexander Sodiqov (4/13/2011 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The Tajik government prepares to introduce a constitutional reform process which, according to analysts, will alter the country’s political system, possibly paving the way for President Rahmon’s son to succeed him as the country’s leader in 2020.
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