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Topic: Kazakhstan

Russian air defences downed the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, sources say

The Embraer passenger jet had flown from Azerbaijan’s capital Baku to Grozny, in Russia’s southern Chechnya region, before veering off hundreds of miles across the Caspian Sea.

Kazakhstan passes ADB-supported law for renewable energy

The law will transform the country’s heating sector from a traditionally coal-based system to cleaner sources & help achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.

SCO meet: Jaishankar tells Lavrov to safely return Indians caught in Russia’s war with Ukraine

Modi, who will visit Russia this month, skipped this year’s SCO summit, a multilateral platform seen as a contender to groupings led by the US and its allies.

Modi congratulates Kazakhstan president Tokayev on re-election

Both leaders discussed strengthening the strategic partnership between India and Kazakhstan.

ADB appoints Utsav Kumar as new country director for Kazakhstan

Kumar will head up ADB operations in Kazakhstan and coordinate the bank's partnership with the government and other stakeholders.

13 killed in a hostel fire in Kazakhstan

The fire broke out early in the morning in a three-storey building in Almaty, where 72 guests were residing. Authorities said the victims died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

ArcelorMittal mine methane blast in Kazakhstan leaves at least 32 dead, 14 missing

The company said it had suspended operation of coal unit mines for 24 hours for gas protection checks.

How Russia-Ukraine war is leading to Central Asian nations going hungry

Rising food prices—a result of both Western sanctions on Russia and of the integration of national economies—have set the alarm bells ringing across Central Asian countries.

Tokayev’s en masse resignation means Kazakhstan turning into new regional headache for Putin

Neither the resignation nor temporary fuel price caps were enough for the protesters. Russia must maintain regional stability

Kazakhstan unrest matters to India. Afghanistan at stake

The only silver lining for India in the situation in Kazakhstan is that it will possibly complicate China’s plans for Central Asia.

On Camera

History taker, not a history maker, Europe is entering the age of humiliation

The US (or China) acts. Europe reacts. The US (or China) moves decisively. The EU debates and dithers. It’s a broader pattern.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

1st ever live battle array formation, Shaktibaan regiments—what’s new at the R-Day parade this yr

The 77th Republic Day Parade at Kartavya Path will showcase India’s operational synergy and self-reliance, highlighting combat readiness, indigenous weaponry and joint military operations.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.