Im attaching a link to an interesting, if long, analysis of the events going on in resource-rich democracy-poor Central Asia. It is written by MK Bhadrakumar and appears in the Asia Times. The big players are the obvious ones – the United States, Russia and China. The report focuses on India entering the Game, but paying catch up. The article covers everything from the defense agreement between the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, pipeline politics, the new Russian nationalism and the effect of the region on Afghanistan. Its worth a good read if you want to understand the region. If you have the time…
http://atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KG18Df06.html
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