Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Modi Begins Two-Nation Visit to Strengthen Central Asia Ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan for four days.
He arrived in Tashkent on August 29 and was received by Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
The two leaders will discuss ways to improve cooperation in trade, defence, energy, technology and education.
They will also compare India’s Viksit Bharat 2047 plan with Uzbekistan’s development strategy.
Modi will visit places connected with India’s history and cultural links with Uzbekistan.
He will meet scholars who study India and its culture.
After Uzbekistan, he will travel to Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan.
There, he will attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and meet regional leaders.
He will also attend the opening of the World Nomad Games, which celebrates Central Asian culture.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tashkent on August 29 for a two-day visit at Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s invitation.
Modi and Mirziyoyev are expected to discuss trade, investment, defence, digital connectivity, energy, education and other areas of cooperation.
The leaders will explore links between India’s Viksit Bharat 2047 vision and Uzbekistan’s Uzbekistan-2030 or Yangi Uzbekistan plans.
Modi is scheduled to visit the Shastri Memorial and Mahatma Gandhi Centre and meet scholars and Indologists in Tashkent.
Modi will then travel to Bishkek for the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit and the opening of the 6th World Nomad Games.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Zhaparov, with other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation leaders.
- What
- A four-day, two-nation diplomatic visit involving India-Uzbekistan talks and participation in the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
- When
- August 29 to September 1; the Uzbekistan leg is scheduled for August 29-30, followed by the summit on August 31-September 1.
- Where
- Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
- Why
- To strengthen India’s strategic partnerships, economic, defence and security cooperation, cultural ties and regional engagement across Central Asia.
- Visit duration
- Four days, from August 29 to September 1.
- Uzbekistan leg
- A two-day bilateral or state visit to Tashkent at President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s invitation.
- Bilateral agenda
- Trade, investment, defence, digital connectivity, energy, education, healthcare, critical minerals, space, technology, culture and people-to-people exchanges.
- Development strategies
- India’s Viksit Bharat 2047 vision and Uzbekistan’s Uzbekistan-2030 or Yangi Uzbekistan plans.
- Cultural programme
- Visits to the Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial and Mahatma Gandhi Centre, plus meetings with scholars and Indologists.
- SCO summit
- The 26th summit will be held in Bishkek on August 31 and September 1 and marks the organisation’s 25th anniversary.
- Additional event
- Modi is scheduled to attend the opening ceremony of the 6th World Nomad Games.
Sources
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