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India, Uzbekistan Elevate Strategic Ties, Boost Defense Cooperation & Set $5B

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at Kuksaroy Presidential Palace in Tashkent to conduct delegation-level bilateral talks. Both nations decided to elevate their 15-year strategic partnership to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. They discussed expanding bil... Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at Kuksaroy Presidential Palace in Tashkent to conduct delegation-level bilateral talks. Both nations decided to elevate their 15-year strategic partnership to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at Kuksaroy Presidential Palace in Tashkent to conduct delegation-level bilateral talks. Both nations decided to elevate their 15-year strategic partnership to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. They discussed expanding bilateral trade from one billion dollars to a target of five billion dollars by 2030 by addressing market access, connectivity, banking, and payment systems. Cooperation across digital public infrastructure, artificial intelligence, critical minerals, clean energy, space, nuclear energy, agriculture, and healthcare

Why it matters. This diplomatic agreement strengthens geopolitical stability in Central Asia and opens new economic opportunities for trade and defense collaboration.

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