The battle for Central Asia
28th August 2012
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Central Asia is an area that is often unreported in the media. The countries of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are probably among the least known countries in the world.
At the moment however itis within these countries which the major powers are vying for influence: Russia, China and the United States.
This is the view of former Indian ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, whose article ‘A playboy for the Pamirs’ in the Asia Times.
In Tajikistan there was an outbreak of public protest which demanded that the government honour a truce between government forces and Islamic fighters in Gorno-Badakhshan. The protest began last Thursday and by Saturday the Tajik government acquiesced to their demands.
How important is this? Well according to Bhadrakumar Tajikistan is slowly declining into a ‘failed state.’
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