India, resource-rich Kazakhstan to put in place IT partnership

NEW DELHI: India and Central Asias biggest country Kazakhstan are hoping to launch an initiative this week to put in place a mechanism for Information Technology partnership.

Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Askar Zhumagaliyev will arrive to India with an official visit, from September 20 to 21.

During the visit, Askar Zhumagaliyev will hold a meeting with Minister of Electronics & Information Technology of India Ravi Shankar Prasad, management of leading state-owned and private IT companies and visit a number of technological facilities of India in Delhi and Bangalore.


The two sides will discuss the possibility of further strengthening bilateral relations in the field of information technologies.

Relations between Kazakhstan and India are based on centuries-old historical and cultural ties. The two countries have been strategic partners since 2009.