August 31, 2026 10:24 AM

India, Uzbekistan unveil 16 outcomes, elevate ties to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

India and Uzbekistan signed key MoUs and agreements and announced a series of initiatives to strengthen cooperation across culture, education, healthcare, mining, tourism, finance, environment and digital payments during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the Central Asian country. A key outcome of the visit was the decision to elevate the India-Uzbekistan Strategic Partnership to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, reflecting the expanding scope of bilateral cooperation. Among...

August 31, 2026 10:17 AM

PM Modi pays tributes at Shastri Memorial, visits Tashkent university to engage with Indologists

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid floral tributes at the Shastri Memorial in Tashkent, commemorating former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on the 60th anniversary of his death in the Uzbek capital. Lal Bahadur Shastri passed away in Tashkent in 1966, and his association with the city continues to be remembered through the memorial and a street named after him. A local school and the Indian Cultural Centre in Tashkent are also named after the former Prime Minister. After paying hi...

August 31, 2026 9:58 AM

India, Uzbekistan set $5 billion trade target by 2030 after official talks between PM Modi, Uzbek President Mirziyoyev

India and Uzbekistan on Sunday decided to elevate their bilateral Strategic Partnership to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during his state visit to the Central Asian country. The two leaders held delegation-level discussions at the Kuksaroy Presidential Palace covering a broad range of areas, including trade and investment, innovation and startups, digital public infrastructure and UPI, defenc...

August 31, 2026 11:00 AM

India, Uzbekistan agree to deepen ties, explore strategic partnership during PM Modi’s state visit

India and Uzbekistan have agreed to deepen their bilateral engagement across trade, investment, defence, connectivity, digital technologies, critical minerals, energy, healthcare, education and culture, with the two countries reaffirming their commitment to elevating ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The understanding was reached during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Uzbekistan from August 29 to 30 at the invitation of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The two le...

April 8, 2025 12:05 PM

India and Uzbekistan share timeless ties of history and heritage: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at 150th IPU assembly

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, during a series of bilateral meetings held on Monday on the sidelines of the 150th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Tashkent, highlighted the deep-rooted historical and cultural ties between India and Uzbekistan. He stressed the importance of expanding this partnership into emerging sectors such as digital technology, artificial intelligence, renewable energy, and nuclear energy, alongside traditional areas of cooperation, according to a statement from the ...