Kazakhstan creates history in CIS region: New laws introduced for women & children safetyIn addition to criminalizing domestic violence, the law introduces administrative liability for bullying and cyberbullying of minors. It ob...
19 Apr, 2024, 05.42 PM IST
Kazakhstan poised to lead key organisations including SCO in 2024: President TokayevKazakhstan's President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has announced a constructive and balanced foreign policy for 2024, focusing on the nation's ...
09 Jan, 2024, 11.56 AM IST
Kazakhstan hosts Congress of global religious leaders amid expanding conflictsThe Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions has approved a development concept for the next ten years, with a focus on spiri...
13 Oct, 2023, 11.02 AM IST
Central Asia may use India’s good offices for water sharing architecture in regionCentral Asia faces water scarcity, rising tensions and uneven distribution, affecting the agricultural and hydropower sectors. This has led...
19 Jun, 2023, 07.39 AM IST
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev wins new term against weak oppositionTokayev has taken steps to keep Kazakhstan's distance from longtime ally and dominant regional power Russia. He pointedly said the country ...
21 Nov, 2022, 04.37 PM IST
Central Asia's biggest state Kazakhstan to hold referendum to further democratise polityHe said, “Amendments to the Constitution are crucial for our country. The changes will affect a third of its articles. Therefore, I propose...
09 May, 2022, 02.43 PM IST
Russia ally Kazakhstan blocks Ukraine peace rallyKazakhstan, which enjoys traditionally cordial relations with the West, is seeking a balance between distancing itself from the Kremlin's b...
19 Mar, 2022, 09.32 PM IST
Pakistan’s active role in promoting radicalisation impacts regional stabilityRussian expert Prof Vadim Kozyulin said that Panjshir resistance is weak today but if things do not settle down the panjshir resistance wil...
12 Dec, 2021, 07.44 PM IST
Kazakhstan - Central Asia's biggest state - takes steps to blunt West's human rights criticismThe European Parliament in February passed a resolution criticising Kazakhstan for its human rights record. Kazakh officials and diplomats ...
16 Jun, 2021, 01.14 PM IST
India among several others to attend Sunday’s Kazakh Parliamentary polls as observersThe Kazakh Central Election Commission (CEC) accredited a total of 398 foreign observers ahead of Kazakhstan’s Jan.10 parliamentary electio...
08 Jan, 2021, 09.29 AM IST
Central Asia’s biggest state takes key step towards democracyMajilis is the lower chamber of the Kazakh Parliament consisting of 107 deputies, who are elected for a five-year term.
24 Oct, 2020, 12.38 PM IST
Central Asia’s biggest state reaffirms secular and plural valuesTokayev recalled that Kazakhstan’s First President Nursultan Nazarbayev became the ideological inspiration for the document and took an act...
30 Aug, 2020, 03.55 PM IST
Kazakhstan President provides stability & launches new initiatives in his 1st yearTokayev continues to implement the current state course. At the same time, he brought a new impetus, ensuring evolutionary development. Ens...
15 Mar, 2020, 10.25 AM IST
Resource rich Kazakhstan launches political reforms as Central Asia opens upEarlier after being voted to power the Uzbek President had initiated a series of reforms including holding successful parliamentary polls l...
26 Dec, 2019, 11.30 AM IST
Kazakhstan renames capital 'Nursultan' after ex-presidentAstana replaced Kazakhstan's largest city Almaty as the capital in 1997 and was transformed from a minor provincial town into a futuristic ...
20 Mar, 2019, 06.58 PM IST
The era of strong leadersBut many of the leaders, like Erdogan, have been consolidating their position by amending their country’s constitution, allowing them to co...
23 Apr, 2017, 12.55 AM IST
- Kazakhstan to pump US$15 bn on into economy
The Kazakh government plans to inject US$15 billion into the domestic economy by the end of the year to avoid fallout from the global econo...
20 Oct, 2008, 03.27 PM IST