India, Central Asia to expand counter-terror, security ties
India and Central Asian states on Thursday decided to widen counter-terror, trade and connectivity initiatives as external affairs minister S Jaishankar met Central Asian ministers here on the eve of the third India-Central Asia Dialogue.During bilateral meetings with foreign ministers of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan, there were detailed discussions on expanding security cooperation in the backdrop of Pahalgam terror attacks, besides boosting trade ties and connectivity initiatives.Central Asian states of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have been facing increasing threats from cross-border terror infrastructure in the Af-Pak region. Later,...