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This book addresses the current state of economic and political development within Central Asia and the importance of European countries and organizations as international actors and supranational organizations for the Central Asian Region (CAR). It aims to provide a better understanding of Central Asia’s multi-faceted relations in rapidly evolving geostrategic dynamics and serves as a timely insight into the contours of Central Asian states’ policies, emerging trends, and significant features of these interactions. The aim is to analyze the main challenges for future between the Europe and Central Asia relations, to make recommendations for improvement, and to identify lines for future research on this matter. It highlights key aspects of current discourses in CAR vis-à-vis the role of European countries and China and other key players. It explores post-Soviet scenarios, considering recent drastic changes in the equation of international relations in general and, more particularlythe role of Russia and China vis-à-vis Europe in the CARs. This book covers the different perspectives on the EU’s new strategy (2019), which will contribute to strengthening relations between the two growing regions. It will be beneficial for academics, practitioners, and policymakers.

The book unpacks the European Union’s (EU) connectivity agenda, in the context of global environmental governance, with a particular focus on development partnerships, i. As the world struggles to realise the sustainable development goals (SDGs), mobilizing appropriate resources towards the vulnerable is crucial. Institutionalising collaborative and cooperative frameworks of financial sustainability becomes pivotal. The book makes a case for Brussels to collaborate with the global South towards facilitating innovative solutions for the global good. Trilateral development cooperation between India and EU, under the India-EU Connectivity Strategy is important. Here, the imperative to build North-South cooperation is to bridge the divide between the two and move beyond a two-bloc world, thus underlining multilateralism.

This book offers an in-depth investigation into the dynamic relationship that exists between geoeconomics and geopolitics in the context of contemporary economic corridors. It dives deep into the strategic significance of economic corridors, which are essential arteries of trade, investment, and connection across regions and nations. It examines how a variety of geopolitical issues have an impact on the creation, management, and exploitation of these corridors, hence influencing the dynamics of regional power and the tendencies of the global economy. The book takes a multidisciplinary approach to investigate the intricate relationships that exist between economic interests, political aspirations, and security concerns throughout significant economic corridors all over the world. It investigates how governments, multinational enterprises, and international organizations negotiate the complex environment of geoeconomic competitiveness and geopolitical conflicts to maximize their strategic advantages and minimize the risks. It is beneficial for policymakers, corporate executives, and academics who are interested in understanding and navigating the dynamic convergence of geoeconomics and geopolitics in the arena of economic corridors with practical insights.

The volume examines how in the twenty-first century narratives built around connectivity have become a structural component of international politics expanding into a wider array of policy fields i It examines the significance of this emerging narrative from an Indian perspective with particular reference to Eurasian alternatives. It argues that this represents the next stage of globalization and that an understanding of this is increasingly becoming crucial given the recent disruptions along with the emergence of a spate of new policies and institutions that could eventually lead to a new understanding of connectivity.