Book Release
INDIA-KAZAKHSTAN RELATIONS: ENHANCING THE PARTNERSHIP
By
Honourable Shri I K Gujral
Former Prime Minister of India
on Monday, the 22nd January, 2007, at 5:30 P.M.
at Windsor Hall, Le Meridien Hotel,
Windsor Place, Janpath,
New Delhi – 110001
The book is edited by
K Santhanam, President, India-Central Asia Foundation (ICAF) and
Bulat K Sultanov, Director, Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies
About the Book
Almost 60 years of independence, India is considered as a role model in nation-building based on the principles of democracy, secularism, pluralism and economic development with equity. Kazakhstan is a vibrant, dynamic, resource-endowed and an important country in India’s extended neighbourhood with a tradition of warm ties with India. It is poised for a significant role in the region. The Central Asian states are mercifully blessed with an abundance of natural resources, including energy. With energy security now occupying centre-stage, Central Asia is drawing international attention.
This volume aims at enabling a better understanding of India- Kazakhstan relations through scholarly exchanges. The topics covered are: a survey of Indo-Kazakh relations, geopolitical scenario in Central Asia, the imperatives of regional cooperation, the stakes of major powers and MNCs, the role of international organisation like SCO, CICA and CSTO and the potential for India to contribute to the politico-economic processes in progress in Kazakhstan and the region as a whole.
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About the Editors
Dr. K. Santhanam is President, India-Central Asia Foundation (ICAF), New Delhi. Earlier, he was Director General, IDSA, and Chief Adviser (Technology) in the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO). He was conferred the Padma Bhushan award in recognition of his contributions to the Shakti-98 series of nuclear tests conducted in May 1998.
Dr. Bulat K. Sultanov is currently Director of the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty. He has worked for about 32 years in the area of teaching, diplomacy and security studies.
AGENDA
Release of the Book “India-Kazakhstan Relations:
Enhancing the Partnership”
eds. K Santhanam and Bulat K Sultanov
Address by Honourable Shri I K Gujral, Former Prime Minister of India
Panel Discussion M. Ashimbayev
Director, Institute for World Economy and Policy, Almaty
Amb K Raghunath,
Vice-President ICAF & former Foreign Secretary
HE Mr. Kairat Umarov, Kazakh Ambassador to India
Dr Bulat K Sultanov
Vote of Thanks Prof Nirmala Joshi, Director, ICAF