About the Book: The Trade Game: Engaging With Central Asia
This book is a revised extension of the previous edition, India-Central Asia
Relations: The Economic Dimension, and delves deeper into the complex and
intricate geopolitical, security and economic relationship of India with Central
Asia. India considers Central Asia as its "extended neighbourhood", and has
taken various initiatives like "Connect Central Asia" and full membership of
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), and views Central Asian Republics
(CARs) as an answer to Indias multiple objectives: (a) to maintain its political
influence in the region; (b) fulfil Indias energy requirements; (c) to develop a
meaningful economic and trade relationship; and (d)