India-Central Virtual Asia Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the first-ever India-Central Asia Summit virtually on January 27, 2022. The summit saw in attendance the presidents of five central Asian nations including Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyz Republic. The leaders adopted a joint declaration that focused on enhancing trade and connectivity between India and central Asian nations and also agreed to set up a joint working group on Afghanistan at the senior officials' level.