Ajit Doval, national security adviser, extended the offer while attending the Kazakhstan-hosted second meeting of security officials from India and Central Asia. Noting that Central Asia and India share similar security challenges, he asserted that the shared region is threatened by “malicious actors operating through interconnected networks.”

Doval stated that the gathering is taking place during a period of profound global challenges, when dialogue is the only viable means of resolving conflicts and disagreements. It is imperative that all conflict resolution endeavors revolve around diplomacy, and India supports constructive and enduring dialogue with every Central Asian nation.

He stated that terrorism, in all its manifestations and forms, continues to be one of the gravest threats to international security, and that such acts are unjustifiable, irrespective of motivation or cause. He characterized drug trafficking as a grave threat frequently exploited by terrorist organizations and organized crime syndicates, and emphasized the critical nature of coordinating efforts to combat this issue.

Doval provided comprehensive, fully-funded capacity-building initiatives across various domains to combat terrorism and narcotics trafficking.

Doval stated that India will collaborate closely with Central Asian nations to assist them in constructing cyber defenses and establishing a secure cyber ecosystem. He extended invitations to the heads of cyber security agencies from Central Asian nations to visit India for a “strategic cyber experience.” This was done with the understanding that enhancing cooperation in this field requires capacity development and understanding of shared experiences.

Doval further delineated precise measures to enhance connectivity and economic integration with Central Asia, asserting that this constitutes a paramount objective for India. He stated that India is willing to provide Central Asian states with United Payment Interface (UPI) technology at no cost and to assist in the establishment of sovereign digital real-time payment systems tailored to the requirements of these nations.

These systems will benefit entrepreneurs, individuals seeking medical treatment in India, and Indian students studying in Central Asia by strengthening commercial ties.

Doval suggested that an India-Central Asia Rare Earths Forum be established in order to pursue collaborations in the field of strategic minerals. This measure will promote the involvement of private Indian enterprises in Central Asia with regards to collaborative economic development and investment. A collaboration of this nature ought to be transparent, mutually beneficial, and formulated to fulfill long-term objectives.

Doval stated, seemingly in retaliation against China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), that maintaining the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations and ensuring that connectivity initiatives are “consultative, transparent, and participatory” are of utmost importance. He further stated that these initiatives ought to comply with environmental standards, guarantee financial sustainability, and avoid incurring debt obligations.

The lack of direct land access between India and Central Asia, according to Doval, is “an anomaly” and the “product of a deliberate policy of denial by a specific nation.” While refraining from specifying a nation, it was evident that he was alluding to Pakistan, a country whose borders have consistently denied the passage of Indian merchandise. “This situation is not only detrimental to the collective well-being of the entire region but also self-defeating for this nation,” Doval stated.

Aside from the fact that India is a participant in the Ashgabat Agreement and the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), Doval extended an invitation to the Central Asian nations to conduct maritime commerce through Iran’s Chabahar port, where the Shaheed Bahesti terminal is operated by an Indian company. Furthermore, he solicited their endorsement to incorporate the Chabahar port into the INSTC framework.

The imminent accession of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to the INSTC will bring the total number of Central Asian nations participating in this trade corridor to five.

Additionally, Doval mentioned the Afghanistan situation, stating that it continues to be a matter of concern for all nations in the region. He stated, “Protecting the rights of women, children, and minorities, ensuring the formation of a truly inclusive and representative government, and combating terrorism and drug trafficking are our immediate shared objectives.”

He stated that India is actively engaged in the provision of humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people. As part of India’s initiative to promote sports in Afghanistan, the Afghan cricket team is currently present in the nation to compete in the ICC World Cup. The principal sponsor of the Afghan team for these matches is the Indian company Amul.

Political, commercial, economic, defense, and security relations between India and Central Asia have evolved into multifaceted, mutually beneficial ties founded on trust, understanding, and affinity, according to Doval. Extensive cultural and interpersonal ties are the most robust link between the two parties; India is planning to host a seminar featuring eminent scholars and clerics. He stated that this would promote a more profound comprehension of the historical background and contextual framework of Islam, as well as its contribution to the advancement of harmonious social coexistence and peace in an intricate global landscape.

The Central Asian states’ highest-ranking security officials expressed their approval of India’s proposals to enhance relations in various domains. They underscored the significance of consistent communication among the Security Councils of the nations in light of prevalent challenges in the region, including terrorism, extremism, and radicalization.

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New Delhi hosted the inaugural gathering of senior security officials from India and Central Asia in December 2022, subsequent to the resolution achieved at the inaugural India-Central Asia Summit in January 2022. Senior officials from India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan were in attendance at the meeting on Tuesday. The embassy of Turkmenistan was present in Astana to represent the country.

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On July 8, members of the Indian community in Toronto, Canada, displayed the national flag in opposition to a pro-Khalistan demonstration. To send a clear message to separatist elements, members of the Indian community held a counter-demonstration and unfurled the Indian tricolor in front of the consulate, where Khalistan supporters were displaying their flags. This comes days after posters featuring Indian diplomats in Canada and London proclaiming a July 8 pro-Khalistan rally surfaced on social media.

Saturday’s pro-Khalistan demonstration outside the Indian High Commission in London was relatively subdued and incident-free. The duration of the demonstration, which occurred between 12:30 and 2:30 GMT, was shorter than anticipated. In stark contrast to earlier protests held at the same location this year, only a handful of individuals defied the rain to attend the demonstration.

The demonstration was part of a series of protests held in cities around the globe, including Melbourne, San Francisco, and Toronto, to condemn the murder of Khalistani activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia on June 18. In India, Nijjar was sought on terrorism charges.

The Hindu reported that protesters in London displayed banners depicting India’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and its Consul General in Birmingham, accusing them of being responsible for Nijjar’s murder. Recently, similar posters depicting the leaders of various Indian missions around the world circulated on social media platforms.

In addition to pro-Khalistan banners, there were also Pakistan and Kashmir support posters among the demonstrators on Saturday, according to the report. These posters highlighted the larger geopolitical dynamics at play within the protest.

In the meantime, India demanded on Friday that the British government immediately deport or prosecute the Khalistani elements in their country, as the “individual targeting” of Indian diplomats has become a major source of concern for New Delhi. During a meeting in New Delhi, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and his British counterpart Tim Barrow discussed the issue at length.

“The two parties agreed to increase cooperation in the fight against violent extremism and radicalism. In a democracy, violent extremism and radicalization cannot be justified, an official source told media.

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The source added, “The Indian side raised the issue of extremist elements in the UK threatening individual officers of the Indian High Commission and urged the UK Government to take strong public action against these extremist elements, such as deportation or legal prosecution.”

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Pakistan and China are likely to participate virtually in the SCO-NSA meeting. According to the media, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval will deliver the introductory remarks at today’s SCO-NSA meeting.

While the SCO summit is scheduled to take place in Goa this summer, India will host a number of events in the lead-up. Notably, the next significant SCO meeting will be the defense ministers’ meeting, scheduled for April 27-29 in Delhi.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an intergovernmental organization founded in 2001, with eight member states: India, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

Important details about the SCO-NSA meeting

1) Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Russian Federation’s Security Council, will attend the annual meeting of the secretaries of security councils of SCO member states on Wednesday in New Delhi, according to a statement by the Russian Security Council, as confirmed by a Russian embassy official.

2) The SCO is a significant regional powerhouse that was founded more than two decades ago to foster economic, political, and military cooperation among its member states. The eight SCO members account for approximately 42% of the world’s population and 25% of the global GDP.

3) On June 9, 2017, India became a member in good standing of the SCO. Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, and Mongolia are Observer States, while Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Turkey are dialogue partners.

4) Earlier this month, Pakistan witnessed the meeting of heads of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Tourism administrations in Kashi.

5) Kazakhstan’s Vice Minister of Culture and Sports Yerzhan Yerkinbayev, China’s Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Lu Ying Chuan, Kyrgyzstan’s Deputy Minister of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy Samat Bekturovich Shatmanov and Uzbekistan’s First Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Azamov Ulugbek Axmatovich in person attended the meeting of heads of the SCO tourism administrations held in Kashi.

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6) Vladimir Evgenyevich Ilyichev, Deputy Minister of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, Muminzod Kamoliddin, Chairman of Tajikistan’s Tourism Development Committee, and Aun Chaudhry, Advisor to the Pakistani Prime Minister on Tourism and Sports, participated virtually in the SCO meeting held in Kashi earlier this month.

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The Indian embassy in Moscow stated that the conversations were focused on bilateral and regional concerns; however, the embassy did not elaborate on the themes that were discussed.

“NSA Director Ajit Doval phoned Russian President Vladimir Putin. Comprehensive conversation including both bilateral and regional concerns. According to a tweet from the Indian Embassy in Russia, both countries have “agreed to continue working towards implementing the India-Russia strategic relationship.”

On Wednesday, Doval arrived in Russia to start his two-day trip there. Denis Alipov, the Russian Ambassador to New Delhi, stated on Monday that his country is interested in further diversifying its relations with India.
Three months had passed since India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar travelled to Russia, during which time the two countries pledged to expand their economic engagement with one another, including India’s import of petroleum products from its “time-tested” partner. The visit of the NSA to Russia came three months after that trip.

Doval was present at the fifth gathering of Secretaries of Security Councils and NSAs on Afghanistan, which took place on Wednesday and was hosted by Russia.

During the meeting, Doval stated that no country should be permitted to exploit Afghan land to export terrorism and stressed that India will never leave the people of Afghanistan in their time of need. Doval’s comments were made in reference to the fact that the meeting took place.

In addition to Russia and India, representatives from the following countries were present at the meeting: Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Doval’s trip to Moscow comes just a few weeks before the conference of G-20 foreign ministers that will take place in New Delhi. It is anticipated that Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, will go to India in order to participate in the conference on March 1 and 2.

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Despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, India and Russia’s relationship has remained on a solid footing during this crisis.

In spite of growing unease regarding it in many Western nations, India has dramatically increased the amount of crude oil it imports from Russia, and this increase has occurred during the past few months.

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Ajit Doval, the national security adviser, attended a security conference on Afghanistan and the changing regional security landscape on Monday in Moscow.

On Wednesday, Mr. Ajit Doval started a two-day trip to Russia.

The sixth multilateral conference of security council secretaries on Afghanistan was attended, according to reports, by senior security officials from Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan in addition to the host nation and India. They said that a number of Afghan-related topics, including the country’s security status and its humanitarian concerns, were discussed.

In November 2021, NSA Doval served as the moderator of the third phase of this conversation, which was conducted in New Delhi. According to sources, Mr. Ajit Doval stated that India and Afghanistan have a particular history and relationship and that Afghanistan is going through a difficult time. He said that India’s first priority is the welfare and humanitarian needs of the Afghan people, and that New Delhi will never forsake the Afghan people in their hour of need.

An inclusive and representative government, according to Mr. Ajit Doval, is in the best interests of Afghan society as a whole.

He added that dealing with Daesh and terror groups like the LeT and the JeM demands more intelligence and security collaboration between various governments and their agencies. Terrorism has grown to be a significant danger in the area, he said.

The sources told the NSA that India reiterated the significance of UN Security Council resolution 2593, which demands that terrorist organisations, especially those named by the highest UN body, be refused refuge in the area.

They said that Mr. Doval further stated that no nation should be permitted to exploit Afghan land to export terrorism and radicalization.

Additionally, he stated that the Afghan people’s wellbeing should come first in the use of the country’s natural resources. India “is and will” continue to play a significant role in Afghanistan, according to the NSA. “We always supported joint efforts to assist Afghan people rebuild a wealthy and vibrant nation once more,” he added. “We always stood with people of Afghanistan.”

India has not yet recognised the Taliban administration in Afghanistan and has been pushing for the establishment of a Kabul government that is really representative of all Afghans. India has also insisted that no terrorist attacks against other nations may take place on Afghan territory.

In order to alleviate the growing humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan, India has been advocating for unrestricted humanitarian supplies. India re-established its diplomatic presence in Kabul in June of last year by stationing a “technical team” at its embassy there.

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After the Taliban took over in August 2021, India withdrew its diplomats from the embassy because of worry for their safety. Weeks before the G-20 foreign ministers conference in New Delhi, Mr. Doval will be in Moscow.

On March 1 and 2, Sergey Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia, is anticipated to fly to India for the conference.

NSA Ajit Doval participated in 5th Multilateral Security Dialogue on Afghanistan in Moscow. Stressed the well-being & humanitarian needs of Afghans. He said India will never abandon Afghan people in their time of need: Embassy of India in Russia

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— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2023

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The High Commission of India reported that the meeting between India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his British counterpart Tim Barrow took place in London. Also present at the meeting was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak. Mr. Doval’s trip to London follows closely on the heels of his Tuesday meeting in Washington with his American colleague, Jake Sullivan.

“A kind offer by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to join us for a little moment. NSA conversation that took place at the Cabinet Office between Sir Tim Barrow and M. Doval. We place a high value on the Prime Minister’s commitment that his administration will provide full assistance to further develop our strategic cooperation in the areas of trade, defence, and science and technology. The Indian High Commission tweeted that they were “looking forward to the visit of Sir Tim to India in the near future.”
The relationship between India and the United Kingdom (UK) can be described as one of comprehensive strategic cooperation. Additionally, the two countries have finished six rounds of negotiations for a trade pact and will start the seventh and final round of talks very soon.

Rishi Sunak had indicated soon after he became prime minister that he would take a different approach to trade deals than his predecessor, Liz Truss. Although Liz Truss was only prime minister for a few weeks, she set the tone for Britain’s negotiations as trade minister. Rishi Sunak has indicated that he will take a different approach to trade deals.
“My approach will be one where we don’t sacrifice quality for haste,” said Rishi Sunak, adding that he remained “dedicated to” securing a deal with India. “My approach will be one where we don’t sacrifice quality for speed.” “I want to make sure that all of our commercial transactions go well.

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National security advisor Ajit Doval will meet his UK counterpart Tim Barrow today in London for the annual strategic dialogue against the backdrop of the British State broadcaster BBC attempting to resurrect the 2002 Gujarat riots and target Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the United Kingdom becoming the epicentre of the so-called Khalistan movement and the Pakistan-sponsored movement to keep the Kashmir issue alive.

On his way back from a positive conversation with his American counterpart Jake Sullivan in Washington, NSA Doval will meet with Barrow in London to discuss the state of bilateral relations, the global strategic environment with the Ukraine conflict in the spotlight, and the Indo-Pacific. The two NSAs will likely discuss terrorism emanating from the Af-Pak region and the situation in the Middle East as a whole.

While India and the United Kingdom are working towards signing a free trade agreement this year, the British deep state is proving to be a significant obstacle to bilateral relations, as it resents the fact that a former colony of the British empire has surpassed the UK in terms of economy and global influence. According to the IMF, India is the largest economy with the fastest growth rate, and Britain is the weakest link among the G-7 economies.

The core of Whitehall is in conflict with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and is working in conflicting directions on the Indian subcontinent. Today, India and the United Kingdom disagree on Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, with London acting as a big brother in the Indian subcontinent with a soft spot for Pakistan.

NSA  Ajit Doval is anticipated to bring up UK-based violent extremism in the context of Sikh radical groups operating from the island nation, in addition to Pakistani Islamist groups hostile to India on Kashmir and the Citizenship Amendment Act. Despite India’s highest intelligence levels raising the issue of Sikh separatism in Britain, the UK government has done little to stop the funding of so-called Khalistan terrorism via radical gurudwaras in Britain in the name of fabricated atrocities against the community in India. According to the Modi administration, the United Kingdom is attempting to justify violence in the name of free speech and is using radicals as a pressure point against India.

The fact that Britain provides economic offenders such as Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya, and Sanjeev Bhandari with refuge/safe haven is another source of discontent for the Modi government. Even though India and the United Kingdom have an extradition treaty, not a single economic offender has been returned to India due to the courts and the Whitehall passing the buck.

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Despite India and Pakistan achieving independence from Britain’s imperial rule 75 years ago, London still carries the imperial legacy on its shoulders and enjoys political meddling in the Indian subcontinent. It provides refuge to BNP activists opposed to Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh, former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif, and MQM’s Altaf Hussain in Britain, as well as Sikh separatists opposed to India. It is now common knowledge that Britain and the Pakistani deep state handed Afghanistan over to the Taliban on August 15, 2021 and threw the entire minority population, including women and children, under the bus.

India is also displeased that, under the direction of the UK foreign office, the BBC was permitted to polarise Indians along communal lines by attempting to reopen the 2002 Gujarat Riots despite the Indian Supreme Court’s exoneration of Prime Minister Modi. Clearly, the conversation between NSA Doval and NSA Barrow will be professional and businesslike, with the UK required to make amends if it wishes to conduct business with India.

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